There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Bulgaria by plane, shuttle, 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MEL - SOF
24h 7m$614–1,114Fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane MEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Silivri to Burgas Westbus
30h 54m$478–787Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MEL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
26h 59m$633–1,303Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MEL - VAR
27h 1m$583–1,643Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MEL - BOJ
26h 23m$564–1,716Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MEL - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Stara Zagora Autoscrapbus
31h 33m$549–1,209
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Bulgaria is to fly and bus which costs $470 - $800 and takes 30h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 24h 7m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Bulgaria is 15146 km.
It takes approximately 24h 7m to get from Melbourne to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:25 AM in Melbourne and 4:25 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2101+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Bulgaria?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Flydubai fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Abu Dhabi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Doha, Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burgas Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burgas Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burgas Airport via Doha, Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- 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/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Silivri to Burgas West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $12–15
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Stara Zagora Autoscrap
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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