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How to get fromBruges to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Bruges to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    6h 46m
    $122–315

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    8h 14m
    $67–373

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 39m
    $229–480

  4. Train, bus via Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 53m
    $215–479

  5. Drive  2,152 km

    1. Drive from Bruges to Sofiacar car 2,152 km
    19h 25m
    $384–554

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BRU - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 8m
    $125–351

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    8h 44m
    $160–388

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    9h 10m
    $87–420

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Oostende to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus Sofia-Bucharest
    35h 59m
    $197

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain train 79
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    36h 25m
    $204–380

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Centraltrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    43h 26m
    $179–188

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bruges to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    23h 58m
    $395–548

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,822.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 46m

What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Brugge 't Zand perron B6 to Sofia Central Bus Station via Oostende Kapellestraat, Oostende, and Bucharest in around 35h 59m.

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