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 52m$270–747Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LDE - SOF
13h 37m$94–337Train, 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 Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 58m$514–799Train, 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 9m$414–719Drive 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
11h 42m$345–725Train 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 28m$113–320Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EAS - SOF
13h 28m$249–1,062Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulousebus FlixBus S786 / ...
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 36m$146–208
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 $140 - $210 and takes 39h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $270 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station 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 Bratislava which takes 33h 58m and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Pau to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $270 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $210 and takes 39h 36m.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 6:31 AM in Pau and 7:31 AM 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 to Sofia Central Bus Station via Toulouse in around 39h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- $110–270
- 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
- $40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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