There are 9 ways to get from Bordeaux to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, 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.
Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOD - SOF
7h 55m$87–332Train, bus via Trieste
- 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 8m$382–668Drive 2,343.5 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Sofiacar 2,343.5 km
22h 50m$420–607Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLS - SOF
11h 54m$140–354Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
31h 6m$342–481Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
36h 47m$186–239Bus, train via Lyon
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
47h 43m$342–429Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 5h$296–431Drive, car train
- Drive from Bordeaux to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
30h 8m$513–718
Bordeaux to Sofia by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia is to fly which costs $85 - $340 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $85 - $340.
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 Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, v.le serra v.le scarampo and Milano, Stazione Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 47m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Sofia is 1965 km. The road distance is 2343.5 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 30h 8m and costs $380 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 55m 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 fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $85 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $240 and takes 36h 47m.
Bordeaux to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 8:44 PM in Bordeaux and 9:44 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa City, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, p.za stuparich, v.le serra v.le scarampo, stazione centrale via tonale, and Milano, Stazione Centrale in around 36h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- $98
- 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
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–310
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- 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
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $280–420
- Website
- Flixbus
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