There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
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Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
5h 38m$53–255Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
26h 10m$177–297Drive 1,692.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Sofiacar 1,692.6 km
16h 5m$304–438Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane NCE - VAR
8h 10m$192–444Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane NCE - BOJ
8h 37m$104–337Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NCE - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 58m$71–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain 3365 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 5m$135–167Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 17m
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $50 - $260 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $50 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Ventimiglia and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 17m.
The distance between Nice and Bulgaria is 1341 km. The road distance is 1692.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 26h 10m and costs $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Nice to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Nice to Bulgaria bus services, operated by M&B Travel, depart from Ventimiglia station.
Nice to Bulgaria bus services, operated by M&B Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 7:44 PM in Nice and 8:44 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Bulgaria is 1693 km. It takes approximately 16h 5m to drive from Nice to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Varna Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
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