There are 13 ways to get from Paris to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
6h 12m$99–224Fly Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORY - SOF
6h 4m$59–254Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Paris Est to Ulm Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
26h 36m$288–508Drive 2,140.1 km
- Drive from Paris to Sofiacar 2,140.1 km
20h$384–554Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CDG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 19m$213–513Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BVA - SOF
7h 8m$81–311Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CDG - VAR
6h 41m$228–443Fly Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORY - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 25m$183–573Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
30h 14m$205–317Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus stationbus N880
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofiabus
30h 46m$185–248Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
37h 53mBus #2
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
40h 55mDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
20h 6m$388–1,607
Paris to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which costs $80 - $320 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs $55 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arriving at Sofia via Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 46m.
The distance between Paris and Bulgaria is 1797 km. The road distance is 2140.1 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 26h 36m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Paris to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Paris to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
The best way to get from Paris to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $95 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus via Ljubljana, which costs $180 - $250 and takes 30h 46m.
Paris to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 5:07 AM in Paris and 6:07 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Sofia via Ljubljana bus station and Ljubljana in around 30h 46m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $120–170
- 1st Class
- $160–210
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $95–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $55–80
- First Class
- $100–140
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $65–100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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/
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $92
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- resavareisendoo@gmail.com
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- 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
- $13–22
- 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
- $21–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
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