There are 13 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NTE - SOF
9h 59m$108–408Train, 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 Sofiabus
32h 15m$374–647Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
34h 47m$294–517Drive 2,374.2 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Sofiacar 2,374.2 km
23h 48m$426–615Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOD - SOF
11h 32m$121–334Train 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
10h 39m$138–400Train 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
11h 35m$242–577Train 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$215–593Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORY - SOF
8h 37m$159–420Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CDG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 22m$301–669Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Toulousebus FlixBus N1136 / ...
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
42h 11m$161–222Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 2h$366–403Drive, 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
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) 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 8h 37m and costs $150 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Sofia via Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 11m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bulgaria is 2227 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 15m and costs $370 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from La Rochelle to Bulgaria, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 2:36 PM in La Rochelle and 3:36 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Bulgaria is 2374 km. It takes approximately 23h 48m to drive from La Rochelle to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle to Sofia via Toulouse in around 42h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- Rail 1st Class
- $50–75
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- $140–200
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
- 2nd Class
- $35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- $55–85
- 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
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
- 1st Class
- $120–160
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $110–150
- 1st Class
- $150–190
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $95–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
- 1st Class
- $120–150
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $100–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- 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
- $90–105
- 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
- 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
- $120–280
- 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
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290
- 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
- $13–22
- 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
- $21–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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