There are 14 ways to get from Sofia to Lens by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SOF - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
8h 22m€107–263Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SOF - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
9h 2m€54–235Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallienibus
- Take the bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lensbus 781
31h 47mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
45h 4m€182–326Drive 2,130.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lenscar 2,130.8 km
20h 43m€334–483Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane SOF - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain
8h 23m€124–242Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane SOF - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Arrastrain
8h 37m€133–325Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane SOF - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain
10h 12m€65–181Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
10h 15m€149–327Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
11h 38m€127–299Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Arrastrain Tgv
33h 10m€222–544Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
36h 31m€189–380Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paris - Oberkampfbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain Tgv
40h 41mDrive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Lenscar
23h 13m€383–546
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lens is to fly and bus and train which costs €65 - €190 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lens is to fly and train which takes 8h 22m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Lens. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Lens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Lens. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Lens via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 4m.
The distance between Sofia and Lens is 1871 km. The road distance is 2130.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lens without a car is to bus which takes 31h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Sofia to Lens, including transfers.
Sofia to Lens bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Lens train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Lens bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Lens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni, Roissypôle, and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in around 31h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallieni
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- resavareisendoo@gmail.com
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paris - Oberkampf
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Lens is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:52 AM in Sofia and 11:52 PM in Lens.
Sofia to Lens train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lens is 2131 km. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Sofia to Lens.
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