There are 13 ways to get from Sofia to Lens by plane, train, night train, bus, 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 19m€99–249Train, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Ghentbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
29h 8m€60–102Drive 2,129.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lenscar 2,129.9 km
20h 46m€332–479Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SOF - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
8h 55m€63–249Fly 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 25m€108–231Fly 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 44m€92–292Fly 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
9h 58m€67–284Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
11h 33m€87–329Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SOF - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
10h 52m€99–367Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Sofia 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
32h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus 328 / ...
39h 7m€145–317Bus, train
- 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 43mDrive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Lenscar
19h 55m€317–1,316
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lens is to train and night train and bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 29h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lens is to fly and train which takes 8h 19m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Lens. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Lens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 49m.
The distance between Sofia and Lens is 1872 km. The road distance is 2129.9 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lens without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 29h 8m and costs €60 - €110.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Sofia to Lens, including transfers.
Sofia to Lens bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Lens bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Lens is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:48 PM in Sofia and 5:48 PM in Lens.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lens is 2130 km. It takes approximately 20h 46m to drive from Sofia to Lens.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Lens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni, Roissypôle, and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in around 32h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–800
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–90
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- 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
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Ghent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Sofia to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Brussels
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- 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
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- 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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