There are 11 ways to get from Brest to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, night train, 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 Brest Bretagne Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BES - SOF
10h 5m$154–494Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NTE - SOF
11h 25m$150–438Train, bus
- Take the train from Brest 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
35h 16m$321–572Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
40h 36m$499–733Drive 2,688.3 km
- Drive from Brest to Sofiacar 2,688.3 km
26h 22m$482–696Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BVA - SOF
11h 46m$174–515Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BES - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain
16h 23m$253–502Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Brest to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Milano P.Garibalditrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
35h 28m$426–584Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
41h 16m$272–373Bus
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Brest to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
30h 3m$525–735
Brest to Sofia by train, tram, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $150 - $440 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Sofia is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $150 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 16m.
The distance between Brest and Sofia is 2267 km. The road distance is 2688.3 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 16m and costs $320 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Brest to Sofia, including transfers.
Brest to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Sofia is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $150 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus via Ljubljana, which costs $270 - $380 and takes 41h 16m.
Brest to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Brest. It is currently 1:41 AM in Brest and 2:41 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Air France, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest to Sofia Central Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Ljubljana bus station, and Ljubljana in around 41h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Sofia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- 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 Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- $100–150
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $121
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- [email protected]
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- 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
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