There are 7 ways to get from Pau 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PUF - SOF
9h 50m$140–497Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLS - SOF
10h 31m$86–273Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
31h 40m$197–500Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
33h 50m$342–630Drive 2,369.1 km
- Drive from Pau to Sofiacar 2,369.1 km
24h 2m$425–613Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PUF - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 17m$462–910Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
39h 36m$102–186
Pau to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $100 - $190 and takes 39h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $140 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Sofia via Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 36m.
The distance between Pau and Bulgaria is 1960 km. The road distance is 2369.1 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Salzburg which takes 31h 40m and costs $190 - $500.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Pau to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $140 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $190 and takes 39h 36m.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 8:43 PM in Pau and 9:43 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Bulgaria?
Air France, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Sofia via Gare De Toulouse-Matabiau and Toulouse in around 39h 36m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $110–150
- 1st Class
- $150–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $130–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- 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
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- $2–17
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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