There are 8 ways to get from Sparta to Bulgaria by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Athens International Airport, 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 3m$97–197Bus via Corinth
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Corinth Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3695
18h 20m$46–71Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
15h 50m$72–95Bus, train via Blagoevgrad
- 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 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain
18h 30m$63–100Drive 910.2 km
- Drive from Sparta to Sofiacar 910.2 km
11h 2m$191–276Bus 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 29m$201–526Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLX - SOF
8h 51m$99–353Bus
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sofiabus
19h 32m$48–75
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria is to bus via Corinth which costs $45 - $75 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $95 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Corinth Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 20m.
The distance between Sparta and Bulgaria is 795 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 15h 50m and costs $70 - $95.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Sparta to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Sparta to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Korinthias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Korinthias, arrive at Isthmos 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 2100+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sparti to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Corinth Bus Station in around 18h 20m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- 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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- 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
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Corinth Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Kalamata to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- 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
- +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
- +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
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