There are 7 ways to get from Bulgaria to Ukraine by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Station
6h 45mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko TarnovoGroup Plus 1665 / ...
- Take the bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
25h 7m₴3,275–4,573Train, night train, drive
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Iași
- Drive from Iași to Ungheni
- Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.351
32h 37m₴5,023–6,713Drive 1,361.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kyiv1,361.8 km
17h 6m₴9,081–13,117Fly from Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Station
7h 43mBus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationChişinău-Kyiv / ...
36h 15mTrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ungheni402
- Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.351
40h 6m₴4,243–6,093
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Ukraine is to bus which costs 3 200 ₴ - 4 600 ₴ and takes 25h 7m.
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The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Ukraine is to drive which takes 17h 6m and costs 9 000 ₴ - 14 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct train from Bulgaria to Ukraine. However, there are services departing from Sveta Nedelya and arriving at Khreshchatyk via Sofia Sever, Ruse, Bucuresti Nord, Ungheni and Vokzalna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 6m.
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The distance between Bulgaria and Ukraine is 622 km. The road distance is 1361.8 km.
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The best way to get from Bulgaria to Ukraine without a car is to bus which takes 25h 7m and costs 3 200 ₴ - 4 600 ₴.
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It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Bulgaria to Ukraine, including transfers.
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Bulgaria to Ukraine train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
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The best way to get from Bulgaria to Ukraine is to bus which takes 25h 7m and costs 3 200 ₴ - 4 600 ₴. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 4 200 ₴ - 6 500 ₴ and takes 40h 6m.
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Bulgaria to Ukraine train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Ruse station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Ukraine is 1362 km. It takes approximately 17h 6m to drive from Bulgaria to Ukraine.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Khreshchatyk via Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, Kyiv Bus station, and Vokzalna in around 25h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sveta Nedelya to Khreshchatyk via Modna K″shcha Agresiya, Sofia Sever, Ruse, Bucuresti Nord, Ungheni, Kyiv-Pas., and Vokzalna in around 40h 6m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,300–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–9,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–3,700
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,900–4,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–7,500
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴380–650
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴380–550
- 1st Class
- ₴500–650
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴290–460
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴290–410
- 1st Class
- ₴420–460
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴500–900
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴500–750
- 1st Class
- ₴700–900
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Bucharest to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,600–1,800
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴610–660
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,400–3,300
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,400–3,300
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴700–1,200
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–12,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴470–550
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴480–650
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴460–700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,491
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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