There are 8 ways to get from Pau to Sofia by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PUF - SOF
9h 50m$149–488Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLS - SOF
10h 21m$81–273Train, 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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
34h 17m$258–600Train, 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 4m$197–591Drive 2,369.1 km
- Drive from Pau to Sofiacar 2,369.1 km
24h 2m$425–613Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EAS - SOF
11h 12m$189–477Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
39h 36m$102–187Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Narbonnebus FlixBus N716 / ...
- Take the bus from Narbonne Bus Station Av. Maréchal Foch to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
42h 25m$133–196
Pau to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Sofia is to bus via Toulouse which costs $100 - $190 and takes 39h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $140 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Sofia. 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 Sofia is 1960 km. The road distance is 2369.1 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 34h 17m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Pau to Sofia, including transfers.
Pau to Sofia bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $140 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus via Toulouse, which costs $100 - $190 and takes 39h 36m.
Pau to Sofia bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 8:11 AM in Pau and 9:11 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Sofia, 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- 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
- $95–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- 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
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
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
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- 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
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- $60–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- 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
Bus from Narbonne Bus Station Av. Maréchal Foch to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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