There are 14 ways to get from Sofia to Lens by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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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
7h 41m€106–257Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
cheapest- 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 20m€50–209Bus
- 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 25mBus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
32h 41m€267–547Train, 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 8m€175–314Fly 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 49m€55–281Fly 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 1m€124–619Fly 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
7h 59m€124–341Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
9h 41m€195–416Fly 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 Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
10h 34m€123–397Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
35h 27m€202–597Bus, 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 43mDrive 2,130.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lenscar 2,130.8 km
20h 43m€331–479Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Lenscar
23h 12m€381–543
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 €45 - €210 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lens is to fly and train which takes 7h 41m and costs €100 - €260.
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 25m.
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 8m.
The distance between Sofia and Lens is 1872 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 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 41m 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 25m.
- 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
- €50–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–750
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- 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
- €75–360
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–420
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 46m
- Frequency
- 6 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- 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 DetailsContact 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
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- €15–25
- 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 3:37 PM in Sofia and 2:37 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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