There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LRH - SOF
12h 6m$97–332Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 24m$409–710Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
34h 35m$309–620Drive 2,374.2 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Sofiacar 2,374.2 km
23h 48m$426–615Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane NTE - BOJ
12h 21m$146–451Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BOD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 33m$233–594Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NTE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
12h 17m$235–588Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
9h 12m$215–412Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Toulousebus FlixBus N1136 / ...
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 11m$164–228Bus via Chambéry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Chambérybus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 1h$377–579Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
24h 58m$508–711
La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $160 - $230 and takes 42h 11m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $210 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 11m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bulgaria is 2004 km. The road distance is 2374.2 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 32h 24m and costs $400 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 12h 6m and costs $95 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $230 and takes 42h 11m.
La Rochelle to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 5:59 PM in La Rochelle and 6:59 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Sofia Central Bus Station via Toulouse in around 42h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sofia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $130–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Chambéry to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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