There are 13 ways to get from Spain to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMI - SOF
5h 46m$57–197Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BCN - SOF
6h 4m$49–187Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 15m$328–509Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 52m$286–462Drive 2,299.9 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Sofiacar 2,299.9 km
23h 22m$421–607Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
6h 40m$58–215Fly Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VLC - SOF
6h 16m$61–227Fly Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AGP - SOF
6h 31m$62–193Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BCN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 24m$178–496Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PMI - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 16m$176–516Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 56m$234–260Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
46h 17mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
46h 25m$202–244
Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $45 - $190 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs $55 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 56m.
The distance between Spain and Bulgaria is 1787 km. The road distance is 2299.9 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 32h 15m and costs $320 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Spain to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Spain to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
The best way to get from Spain to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs $55 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $230 - $260 and takes 33h 56m.
Spain to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Bulgaria is 2300 km. It takes approximately 23h 22m to drive from Spain to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Spain and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova in around 33h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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