There are 7 ways to get from Nesebar to Rila Monastery by train, taxi, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Kostenetstrain 8612 / ...
- Take the taxi from Kostenets to Rila Monasterytaxi
9h 10m$65–90Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Burgas to Poduyanetrain 3620 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus Traventuria 44
12h 10m$29–44Bus via Pomorie
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus Traventuria 44
10h 38m$61–92Drive 475.9 km
- Drive from Nesebar to Rila Monasterycar 475.9 km
5h 40m$75–109Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
8h 36m$177–363Bus
- Take the bus from Nesebar to Sofia - Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus Traventuria 44
11h 12m$32–41Fly from Burgas Airport, bus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOJ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
7h 52m$81–182
Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nesebar to Rila Monastery is to train and bus which costs $28 - $45 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Nesebar to Rila Monastery is to drive which takes 5h 40m and costs $75 - $110.
The distance between Nesebar and Rila Monastery is 527 km. The road distance is 475.9 km.
The best way to get from Nesebar to Rila Monastery without a car is to train and taxi which takes 9h 10m and costs $65 - $90.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Nesebar to Rila Monastery, including transfers.
Rila Monastery is 1h behind Nesebar. It is currently 6:56 AM in Nesebar and 5:56 AM in Rila Monastery.
Yes, the driving distance between Nesebar to Rila Monastery is 476 km. It takes approximately 5h 40m to drive from Nesebar to Rila Monastery.
There are 113+ hotels available in Rila Monastery.
What companies run services between Nesebar, Bulgaria and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Nessebar to Rila Monastery via Pomorie, Sofia, Central Station, Serdika, Sofia Serdika, Sofia University, and Sofia Vasil Levski Monument in around 10h 38m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Burgas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $15–19
Train from Burgas to Poduyane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–21
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Pomorie to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monastery
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nesebar to Sofia - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Taxi Samokov Borovets
- Phone
- +359 88 770 8623
- Website
- facebook.com
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