There are 9 ways to get from Antalya to Bulgaria by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AYT - SOF
5h 7m$92–235Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
28h 15m$39–76Bus via Haskovo
- Take the bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
21h 37m$55–102Drive 1,192.3 km
- Drive from Antalya to Sofiacar 1,192.3 km
13h 28m$188–272Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane AYT - VAR
7h 24m$236–404Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AYT - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 22m$80–312Bus
- Take the bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
22h 30m$47–91Bus #2
- Take the bus from Antalya to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edirne Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
23h 34m$72–88Bus, train via Eskişehir
- Take the bus from Antalya to Burdurbus
- Take the train from Burdur to Karakuyutrain
- Take the train from Karakuyu to Eskişehirtrain
- Take the train from Eskişehir to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
29h 41m$41–65
Antalya to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antalya to Bulgaria is to bus and train via Eskişehir which costs $40 - $65 and takes 29h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Antalya to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $90 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Antalya to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Antalya and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Istanbul and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 37m.
The distance between Antalya and Bulgaria is 933 km. The road distance is 1192.3 km.
The best way to get from Antalya to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Haskovo which takes 21h 37m and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Antalya to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Antalya to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Pamukkale Turizm, depart from Antalya station.
The best way to get from Antalya to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $90 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus via Haskovo, which costs $50 - $110 and takes 21h 37m.
Antalya to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Pamukkale Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Esenler station.
Yes, the driving distance between Antalya to Bulgaria is 1192 km. It takes approximately 13h 28m to drive from Antalya to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Antalya, Turkey and Bulgaria?
SunExpress, Pegasus Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Antalya to Serdika via Istanbul Esenler, Istanbul, Haskovo Central Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Central Station in around 21h 37m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
Flights from Antalya Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Antalya Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Burdur to Karakuyu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Karakuyu to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Eskişehir to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Burdur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $35–55
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $35–55
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $35–55
Bus from Antalya to Burdur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $12–17
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Edirne Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
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