There are 9 ways to get from Antalya to Bulgaria by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AYT - SOF
5h 17m$92–275Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofiabus FlixBus N1999
22h 28m$35–88Bus 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$53–97Bus, train
- Take the bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
28h 43m$37–72Drive 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 34m$246–454Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AYT - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
7h 34m$60–311Bus #2
- Take the bus from Antalya to Babaeskibus
- Take the bus from Babaeski to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edirne Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Stationbus
26h 19m$95–111Bus, 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 39m$40–62
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Antalya to Bulgaria is to bus and train via Eskişehir which costs $40 - $65 and takes 29h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Antalya to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs $90 - $280.
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 - $100.
It takes approximately 5h 17m 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 17m and costs $90 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus via Haskovo, which costs $50 - $100 and takes 21h 37m.
Antalya to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Pamukkale Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Esenler station.
Bulgaria is 1h behind Antalya. It is currently 8:29 AM in Antalya and 7:29 AM in 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) 3 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 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–270
Flights from Antalya Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Burdur to Karakuyu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Karakuyu to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Eskişehir to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- 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
- 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
- $33
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- 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
- $31
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $35–50
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $35–50
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $35–50
Bus from Babaeski to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $9–13
Bus from Antalya to Burdur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $11–17
- 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
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Babaeski
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Babaeski to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Babaeski to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Edirne Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- Arda Tur
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