There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Bulgaria by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PHL - SOF
14h 24m$400–691Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EWR - SOF
15h$281–1,220Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane PHL - BOJ
16h$449–1,588Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PHL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
15h 36m$584–1,225Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JFK - SOF
15h 35m$347–1,516Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane EWR - VAR
16h 18m$380–1,249
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $280 - $1,300 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 14h 24m and costs $400 - $700.
The distance between Philadelphia and Bulgaria is 7761 km.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Philadelphia to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:08 PM in Philadelphia and 9:08 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2129+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Bulgaria?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burgas Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- 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/
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