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How to get fromSofia to Poltavaby train, bus, car or night train

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There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Poltava by train, bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train, bus

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    1. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain train
    25h 58m
    ₴2,183–3,714

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Odesabus bus
    3. Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain train
    27h 42m
    ₴2,465–3,717

  3. Drive 1,458.1 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Poltavacar car 1,458.1 km
    19h 54m
    ₴9,982–14,419

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kyiv Bus Station to Pyriatynbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Pyriatyn to Poltavabus bus
    30h 49m

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain train
    2. Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain train 402
    4. Take the bus from Chișinău to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain train
    34h 41m

  6. Bus via Chișinău

    1. Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Busbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Poltavabus bus Kharkiv
    40h 33m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Poltava, Ukraine?

You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Poltava via Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, Kyiv Bus station, Kyiv Bus Station, and Pyriatyn in around 30h 49m.

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