There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
5h 42m$71–206Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
26h 27m$188–265Drive 1,692.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Sofiacar 1,692.6 km
16h 3m$304–438Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NCE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 53m$205–515Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane NCE - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
8h 3m$200–500Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofiabus
27h 37m$103–173Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 74 / ...
28h 48m$113–195Bus via Aéroport Terminal 1
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
29h 32m$78–123
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 bus via Aéroport Terminal 1 which costs $75 - $130 and takes 29h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs $70 - $210.
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 which takes 26h 27m and costs $180 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Nice to Bulgaria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Nice to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs $70 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $180 and takes 27h 37m.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 1:09 AM in Nice and 2:09 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Bulgaria is 1693 km. It takes approximately 16h 3m to drive from Nice to Bulgaria.
There are 2100+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air, Air Serbia, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, Yubim operates a bus from Nice Airport to Sofia 4 times a week. Tickets cost $100–170 and the journey takes 26h.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Nice to Beograd
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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