There are 9 ways to get from Metz 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 to Luxembourg, fly
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LUX - SOF
8h 20m$98–306Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
9h 57m$67–341Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Mannheim - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
31h$136–195Drive 1,815.2 km
- Drive from Metz to Sofiacar 1,815.2 km
17h 5m$326–470Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FKB - SOF
8h 41m$102–309Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
9h 31m$150–410Train, bus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Forbach to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
33h 12mBus
- Take the bus from Metz to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
35h 15mDrive, car train
- Drive from Metz to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
17h 2m$362–1,320
Metz to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $65 - $350 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $95 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Metz station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Metz - Bus Station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Mannheim Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h.
The distance between Metz and Sofia is 1613 km. The road distance is 1815.2 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Sofia without a car is to bus via Mannheim which takes 31h and costs $130 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Metz to Sofia, including transfers.
Metz to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Metz - Bus Station.
Metz to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Mannheim - Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Metz. It is currently 5:43 AM in Metz and 6:43 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Sofia is 1815 km. It takes approximately 17h 5m to drive from Metz to Sofia.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Metz - Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Mannheim Central Bus Station in around 31h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Luxembourg to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
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
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Rail 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- $30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- $45–70
Train from Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- $21–30
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $22–29
- 1st Class
- $40–55
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $60–80
Train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $60–75
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–23
- 1st Class
- $27–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $460–510
- Car Compartment
- $800–950
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Mannheim - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- resavareisendoo@gmail.com
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Forbach to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Metz to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- 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
- $13–23
- 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
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Metz to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
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