There are 11 ways to get from Calais to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
8h 31m$135–426Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
9h 18m$90–429Train, bus via Würzburg
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
31h 46m$254–383Drive 2,262.1 km
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar 2,262.1 km
20h 25m$406–586Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BVA - SOF
9h 38m$95–352Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
8h 36m$146–344Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
11h 34m$125–548Bus
- Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
36h 7m$183–195Train, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
36h 29m$224–383Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Calais to Munich central bus stationbus N280
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Sofiabus N981
38h 15m$174–303Drive, car train
- Drive from Calais to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
19h 32m$379–1,580
Calais to Sofia by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $95 - $360 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $130 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Calais to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Calais and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Buchurest and Ruse Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 7m.
The distance between Calais and Sofia is 1938 km. The road distance is 2262.1 km.
The best way to get from Calais to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Würzburg which takes 31h 46m and costs $250 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Calais to Sofia, including transfers.
Calais to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Calais station.
Calais to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Calais. It is currently 7:12 AM in Calais and 8:12 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Calais to Sofia is 2262 km. It takes approximately 20h 25m to drive from Calais to Sofia.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Sofia, 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.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–330
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–330
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–330
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $20–29
- Rail 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Calais Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- $50–70
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- $60–90
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $29–40
- 1st Class
- $50–70
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $45–60
- 1st Class
- $70–90
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $40–60
- Comfort
- $45–65
- Premium
- $65–90
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $20–35
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $20–35
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–19
- 1st Class
- $21–40
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–18
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Calais to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- 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
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Calais to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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