There are 9 ways to get from Russia to Bulgaria by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Krasnodar to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRR - SOF
11h$177–958Bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP)
cheapest- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 14h$92–311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
41h 12m$142–267Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest to Warsawbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
42h 38m$144–287Fly Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LED - SOF
9h 7m$123–413Fly Krasnodar to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Istanbul (IST)plane KRR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Silivri to Burgas Westbus
10h 37m$441–931Fly Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane KRR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 36m$276–947Fly Krasnodar to Varna Airport
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane KRR - VAR
10h 58m$306–1,337Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus Moscow/Chișinău
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
2d 2h$182–332
Krasnodar (KRR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Bulgaria is to train and bus which costs $140 - $290 and takes 42h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $120 - $420.
The distance between Russia and Bulgaria is 1318 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 12m and costs $140 - $270.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Russia to Bulgaria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Russia to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 11h and costs $170 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $340 and takes 2 days 2h.
There are 2108+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Russia and Bulgaria?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Serdika via Salaryevo, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Gara Auto Nord, Gara Auto Sud-Vest, Chişinău Southern Bus, Central Bus Station Sofia, and Central Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Tbilisi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Krasnodar to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Erevan, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Krasnodar to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $25–35
- 1st Class
- $30–40
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $25–40
- 1st Class
- $30–40
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $95–120
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–230
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–280
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $79–158
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $158
- Children
- $79
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $89–178
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $178
- Children
- $89
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Silivri to Burgas West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $12–15
- 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/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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