There are 11 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
8h$87–412Train, 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 16m$396–768Drive 2,344.6 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Sofiacar 2,344.6 km
22h 47m$420–607Train to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, fly
- 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$171–540Train, train to Brive–Souillac Airport, fly
- 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
14h 57m$207–566Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- 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 58m$144–443Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
33h 21m$314–816Train, 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$362–546Bus via Milan
- 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 56m$204–280Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Ljubljana bus stationbus 1922
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofiabus N981
45h$233–377Drive, car train
- Drive from Bordeaux to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
30h 23m$513–728
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 - $420 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h and costs $85 - $420.
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, lotto m1 m5 and Milano, Stazione Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 56m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Sofia is 1965 km. The road distance is 2344.6 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 $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 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 8h and costs $85 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs $200 - $280 and takes 36h 56m.
Bordeaux to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 2:24 PM in Bordeaux and 3:24 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Volotea, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, lotto m1 m5, stazione centrale via tonale, and Milano, Stazione Centrale in around 36h 56m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bergerac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Perigueux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perigueux to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- 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
- $102
- 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
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
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
- Citylines
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
- Citylines
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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