There are 7 ways to get from Northern Cyprus to Bulgaria by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ercan International Airport
best- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ECN - SOF
4h 56m$105–451Fly from Larnaca International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LCA - SOF
5h 28m$38–194Drive, car ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Nicosia to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Ereğli-Konya bus stationcar
- Take the bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus stationbus
- Take the train from Konya Selçuklu to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
30h 52m$156–282Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofiabus
32h 52m$161–393Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 25
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofiabus
2d 1h$133–249Fly from Paphos International Airport
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PFO - SOF
5h 8m$72–242Car ferry, bus via Edirne
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Mersinbus
- Take the bus from Mersin to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Sofiabus
34h 3m
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northern Cyprus to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $35 - $200 and takes 5h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Cyprus to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $100 - $460.
The distance between Northern Cyprus and Bulgaria is 1244 km.
The best way to get from Northern Cyprus to Bulgaria without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 32h 52m and costs $160 - $400.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Northern Cyprus to Bulgaria, including transfers.
There are 2151+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Northern Cyprus and Bulgaria?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and SunExpress fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Cukurova, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Konya Selçuklu to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli-Konya bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Mersin to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Edirne to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Edirne to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $13–16
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79–142
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- $142
- Motorbike Passenger
- $94
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- $40–60
- Car
- $130–230
- Phone
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $48–155
- Website
- https://scandroholding.com/
- Airbus seats
- $48
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- $88
- 2nd Class Cabin(One Bed)
- $59
- Vehicle
- $155
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