There are 9 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$197–905Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LDE - SOF
13h 2m$109–390Train, bus via Bratislava
- 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 51m$427–695Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
36h 10m$352–555Drive 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$345–734Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLS - SOF
10h 30m$109–332Bus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
39h 30m$156–205Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Veronabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofiabus
42h 36m$218–292
Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $150 - $210 and takes 39h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $190 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc and arriving at Sofia via Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 30m.
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 Bratislava which takes 33h 51m and costs $420 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Pau to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc station.
The best way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $190 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $210 and takes 39h 30m.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 9:52 PM in Pau and 10:52 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Bulgaria?
Air France, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Sofia via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Toulouse in around 39h 30m.
- 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
- $270–800
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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- 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
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- 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
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $140–190
- 1st Class
- $180–240
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
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $100–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- $65–95
- 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 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/
- 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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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