There are 3 ways to get from Cairo to Bulgaria by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CAI - SOF
8h$162–302Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CAI - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
9h$159–277Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CAI - VAR
10h 22m$266–671
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Bulgaria is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $280 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 8h and costs $160 - $310.
The distance between Cairo and Bulgaria is 1620 km.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Cairo to Bulgaria, including transfers.
There are 2283+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Bulgaria?
Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Varna Airport via Athens, Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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