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How to get fromPoltava to Bulgariaby train, bus or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Poltava to Bulgaria by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus via Varna

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    1. Take the train from Poltava-Pivdenna to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Izmail Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Izmail Bus station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Varna to Shumenbus bus 984
    5. Take the train from Shumen to Sofia Severtrain train
    28h 21m
    $59–106

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Poltava to Cherkasybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Cherkasy to Vinnytsia Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Vinnytsia BRSM to Stara Zagora Autoscrapbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofiabus bus
    32h 34m

  3. Drive 1,463.8 km

    1. Drive from Poltava to Sofiacar car 1,463.8 km
    19h 54m
    $231–333

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Poltava-Pivdenna to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chișinăubus bus
    3. Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 401
    4. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    37h 59m

  5. Bus via Chișinău

    1. Take the bus from Poltava to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus bus Kharkiv
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofiabus bus
    40h 34m

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Poltava to Chișinău aeroportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 401
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    42h 21m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Poltava, Ukraine and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Poltava to Sofia via Cherkasy, Vinnytsia Bus Station, Vinnytsia BRSM, Stara Zagora Autoscrap, and Stara Zagora in around 32h 34m.

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