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How to get fromPoltava to Bulgariaby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Poltava to Bulgaria by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus via Modna K″shcha Agresiya

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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 train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    27h 8m
    $60–96

  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
    $129–192

  3. Drive  1,459.5 km

    1. Drive from Poltava to Sofiacar car 1,459.5 km
    19h 50m
    $261–376

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Poltava-Pivdenna to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Odesa to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Varna to Sofiatrain train Ic
    30h 18m
    $70–81

  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 Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    40h 26m

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  • Distance: 1,717.9 km
  • Duration: 27h 8m

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.

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