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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 Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Shumen to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    27h 25m
    $61–104

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Reshetylivka to Kyivbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Veliko Tarnovobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 16m
    $131–208

  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 Odesa to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    33h 49m
    $112–123

  5. Train, bus #2

    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 57m

  6. 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 Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    40h 26m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Poltava, Ukraine and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Poltava to Sofia Central Bus Station via Reshetylivka, Kyiv, Kyiv Central Bus station, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 32h 16m.

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