There are 7 ways to get from Sparta to Bulgaria by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
9h 4m$94–215Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
18h 50m$47–75Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus 983
16h 1m$78–130Bus, train via Sandanski
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sandanskibus
- Take the train from Sandanski to Sofiatrain Ic
18h 21m$84–116Drive 901.4 km
- Drive from Sparta to Sofiacar 901.4 km
11h 17m$189–273Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
11h 34m$91–210Bus, train via Sérres
- Take the bus from Sparti to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
16h 25m$68–103
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $45 - $80 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $90 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Kalamata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
The distance between Sparta and Bulgaria is 793 km. The road distance is 901.4 km.
The best way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 1m and costs $75 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Sparta to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Sparta to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, arrive at Kalamata station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sparta to Bulgaria is 901 km. It takes approximately 11h 17m to drive from Sparta to Bulgaria.
There are 2283+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sparti to Sofia Central Bus Station via Kalamata in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sandanski to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Dupnitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +302731026441
- ktellakonias@yahoo.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- KTEL Korinthias
Bus from Sparti to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- KTEL Korinthias
Bus from Isthmos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- KTEL Korinthias
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Kalamata to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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