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There are 15 ways to get from Calais to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    8h 41m
    $135–426

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    9h 18m
    $90–429

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 53m
    $255–383

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain train Nj
    4. Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus bus
    34h 46m
    $220–404

  5. Drive 2,262.1 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car 2,262.1 km
    20h 25m
    $406–586

  6. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BVA - SOF
    9h 37m
    $95–352

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BRU - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    9h 43m
    $254–665

  8. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CDG - SOF
    8h 36m
    $146–344

  9. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BVA - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    10h 53m
    $199–641

  10. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CRL - OTP
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    10h 30m
    $209–628

  11. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain train
    4. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain train
    5. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    11h 43m
    $118–492

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    36h 7m
    $183–195

  13. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    36h 36m
    $225–384

  14. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Munich central bus stationbus bus N280
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Sofiabus bus N981
    38h 28m
    $174–302

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    19h 32m
    $369–1,580

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration4h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$74Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Calais, France and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Calais to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest, Buchurest, and Ruse Central Bus Station in around 36h 7m.

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