There are 10 ways to get from Vilnius to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or car
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Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VNO - SOF
7h 49m$72–210Train, bus via Białystok
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Białystoktrain
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
31h 26m$99–154Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
35h 20m$393–580Drive 1,805.4 km
- Drive from Vilnius to Sofiacar 1,805.4 km
22h 34m$311–449Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VNO - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 51m$200–513Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane VNO - BOJ
7h 45m$94–189Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VNO - VAR
9h 8m$198–458Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane VNO - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
10h 25m$205–447Train, bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
33h 38m$114–163Bus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotisbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
35h 51m$153–240
Vilnius to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vilnius to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $70 - $210 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Vilnius to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $90 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Vilnius to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Kaunas, Bus Station and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 51m.
The distance between Vilnius and Bulgaria is 1355 km. The road distance is 1805.4 km.
The best way to get from Vilnius to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Białystok which takes 31h 26m and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Vilnius to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Vilnius to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Kautra, depart from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) station.
The best way to get from Vilnius to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $70 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $240 and takes 35h 51m.
Vilnius to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Kautra, arrive at Kauno autobusų stotis station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vilnius to Bulgaria is 1805 km. It takes approximately 22h 34m to drive from Vilnius to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Vilnius, Lithuania and Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Kauno autobusų stotis, Kaunas, Bus Station, and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 35h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Burgas Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Varna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $16–20
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $25–35
- 1st Class
- $30–40
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Kauno autobusų stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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