There are 9 ways to get from Paris to Smolyan by plane, car, train, bus, taxi, or car 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kavala International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane CDG - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
9h 35m$189–603Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
12h 43m$109–279Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi
33h 27m$371–542Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
36h 28m$219–282Drive 2,383.1 km
- Drive from Paris to Smolyancar 2,383.1 km
23h$427–617Fly Paris Orly Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORY - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
12h 23mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
37h 37m$219–384Bus
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
46h 50mDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Smolyancar
27h 28m$461–654
Paris to Smolyan by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Smolyan is to fly and train and bus which costs $100 - $280 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Smolyan is to fly and drive which takes 9h 35m and costs $180 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arriving at Smolyan via Ljubljana and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 28m.
The distance between Paris and Smolyan is 2101 km. The road distance is 2383.1 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Smolyan without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 33h 27m and costs $370 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Paris to Smolyan, including transfers.
Paris to Smolyan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Paris to Smolyan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Smolyan is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 8:13 PM in Paris and 9:13 PM in Smolyan.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Smolyan is 2383 km. It takes approximately 23h to drive from Paris to Smolyan.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Smolyan via Ljubljana bus station, Ljubljana, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 36h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30 25410 27200
- info@ktelxanthis.gr
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelxanthis.gr
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- $70–85
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
Top-Taxi
- Phone
- +359 33 144 44
- Website
- facebook.com
HiT TAXI
- Phone
- +359 89 761 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
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