There are 13 ways to get from Bordeaux to Sofia by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Trieste
best- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
30h 16m$400–778Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOD - SOF
7h 38m$87–242Drive 2,344.3 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Sofiacar 2,344.3 km
22h 48m$420–607Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLS - SOF
19h 9m$126–318Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
33h 27m$329–817Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
33h 55m$373–562Bus via Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY)
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milan Bergamo - Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bergamo to Veronabus 423 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
35h 51m$222–310Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Ljubljana bus stationbus 1922
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofiabus N981
45h$264–434Drive, car train
- Drive from Bordeaux to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
30h 23m$513–728Train to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bergeractrain
- Fly from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EGC - SOF
10h 48m$142–480Train, train to Brive–Souillac Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Perigueuxtrain
- Take the train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillardetrain
- Fly from Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BVE - SOF
15h 9m$189–536Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane BOD - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
17h 16m$92–292Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BCN - SOF
12h 54m$152–424
Bordeaux to Sofia by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia is to fly which costs $85 - $250 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $85 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Bergamo and Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 51m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Sofia is 2813 km. The road distance is 2344.3 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 30h 16m and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 30h 16m to get from Bordeaux to Sofia, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia is to bus via Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) which takes 35h 51m and costs $220 - $310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $85 - $250 and takes 7h 38m.
Bordeaux to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milan Bergamo - Airport station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 9:21 AM in Bordeaux and 10:21 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bergamo, Verona, and Verona Porta Nuova in around 35h 51m. Alternatively, easyJet, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Skopje International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bergerac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milan Bergamo - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bergamo to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 049 8241199
- [email protected]
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Bergamo to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- fsbusitalia.it
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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