There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PUF - SOF
9h 52m$292–733Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LDE - SOF
12h 1m$93–336Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 43m$408–652Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
36h 18m$411–715Drive 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$244–757Train 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
12h 35m$238–1,059Bus via Genoa
- Take the bus from Pau to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
40h 57m$192–254Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lourdes to Genova Brignoletrain 14011
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
41h 45m$253–361Bus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
45h 53m$368–480Drive, car train
- Drive from Pau to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
32h 25m$543–771
Pau to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $90 - $340 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $290 - $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 Nice Airport, Marittima/Principe Fs and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 57m.
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 Trieste which takes 33h 43m and costs $400 - $650.
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 $290 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via Genoa, which costs $190 - $260 and takes 40h 57m.
Pau to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nice Airport station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 6:26 AM in Pau and 7:26 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 Nice Airport, Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Cadorna/Piazza Della Vittoria, and Genoa in around 40h 57m.
- 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
- $290–750
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
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
- $40–85
- 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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lourdes to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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
- 4 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
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Geneva to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–300
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.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
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
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