There are 8 ways to get from Side to Bulgaria by bus, tram, plane, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, tram to Antalya Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Take the bus from Serik to Aksu
- Take the tram from Aksu to Antalya Yenigöl
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)AYT - SOF
8hBus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to SofiaFlixBus N1999
22h 39m$40–95Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Konya
- Take the train from Konya to HalkaliYht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
24h 43m$53–79Drive 1,243.8 km
- Drive from Side to Sofia1,243.8 km
14h 1m$196–283Fly Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)AYT - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 6m$216–588Fly Antalya Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Varna Airport (VAR)AYT - VAR
10h 8m$226–458Bus to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Fly from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) to Istanbul (IST)GZP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogar
- Take the bus from Silivri to Burgas West
13h 41m$274–445Bus
- Take the bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Take the bus from Antalya to Edirne
- Take the bus from Edirne Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station
26h 29m$49–97
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Side to Bulgaria is to bus and train which costs $50 - $80 and takes 24h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Side to Bulgaria is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 6m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Side and Bulgaria is 997 km. The road distance is 1243.8 km.
The best way to get from Side to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Istanbul which takes 22h 39m and costs $40 - $95.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Side to Bulgaria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Side to Bulgaria is to bus via Istanbul which takes 22h 39m and costs $40 - $95. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $220 - $460 and takes 10h 8m.
Bulgaria is 1h behind Side. It is currently 9:13 AM in Side and 8:13 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Side to Bulgaria is 1244 km. It takes approximately 14h 1m to drive from Side to Bulgaria.
There are 2091+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Side, Turkey and Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Side to Sofia via Antalya Manavgat, Istanbul Esenler, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 22h 39m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines flies from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Antalya Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Phone
- +90 242 331 01 00
- iletisim@antalyaulasim.com.tr
- Website
- antalyaulasim.com.tr
Tram from Aksu to Antalya Yenigöl
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- antalyaulasim.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Konya to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Serik bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Serik to Aksu
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $8–11
Bus from Antalya Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–31
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $20–25
Bus from Manavgat to Konya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $11–14
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–11
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
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Alanya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- 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
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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