There are 7 ways to get from Sparta to Bulgaria by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLX - SOF
9h 2m$108–392Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sofiabus
19h 25m$47–74Bus, 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
16h 30m$73–106Drive 910.2 km
- Drive from Sparta to Sofiacar 910.2 km
11h 2m$191–276Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
8h 43m$96–216Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 24m$206–526Bus via Athens
- Take the bus from Sparti to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofiabus
21h 43m$99–117
Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $45 - $75 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $95 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Sofia via Kalamata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
The distance between Sparta and Bulgaria is 713 km. The road distance is 910.2 km.
The best way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 30m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Sparta to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Sparta to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Messinias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Messinias, arrive at Kalamata station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sparta to Bulgaria is 910 km. It takes approximately 11h 2m to drive from Sparta to Bulgaria.
There are 2158+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sparti to Sofia via Kalamata in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Kalamata to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Isthmos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
- Phone
- +30 27520 27423
- info@ktelargolida.gr
- Website
- ktelargolida.gr
Bus from Isthmos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.ktelargolida.gr/en/homepage-en/?module=default&pages_id=3&lang=en
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelargolida.gr/en/3226-2/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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