There are 11 ways to get from Warsaw to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)WAW - SOF
5h 5m$85–210Fly Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)WMI - SOF
5h 21m$27–172Train, bus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaIc
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia
21h 46m$67–106Train, bus via Băile Herculane
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Baile HerculaneIc
- Take the bus from Băile Herculane to Sofia
30h 42m$102–147Drive 1,403.8 km
- Drive from Warsaw to Sofia1,403.8 km
16h 23m$222–320Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)WAW - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 2m$184–509Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)WAW - BOJ
4h 56m$145–332Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Varna Airport (VAR)WAW - VAR
7h 14m$184–419Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)WAW - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
7h 6m$154–424Bus via Brno
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to BrnoN918 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno to Sofia
22h 25m$85–141Bus
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to RzeszówN1 / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Niš Hotal Ambasador
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
28h 58m$103–147
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Warsaw to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $26 - $180 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Warsaw to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $140 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Warsaw station to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Warsaw, Bus Station West and arriving at Sofia via Brno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 25m.
The distance between Warsaw and Bulgaria is 1095 km. The road distance is 1403.8 km.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 46m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Warsaw to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Warsaw to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warsaw, Bus Station West.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs $85 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus via Brno, which costs $85 - $150 and takes 22h 25m.
Warsaw to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brno station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Warsaw. It is currently 8:38 AM in Warsaw and 9:38 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Warsaw, Poland and Bulgaria?
LOT and Austrian Airlines fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Sofia via Brno in around 22h 25m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $22–260
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Varna Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–140
Flights from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $26–140
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Varna Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
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
- $40–50
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Baile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
Bus from Brno to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Băile Herculane to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- kontakt@neobus.pl
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://neobus.pl
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Niš Hotal Ambasador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
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