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There are 11 ways to get from Bruges to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    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 14m
    $111–313

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

    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
    7h 57m
    $67–382

  3. Train, bus via Leipzig

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 18m
    $238–478

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    6. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train Ic / ...
    42h 54m
    $566–972

  5. Drive  2,152 km

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

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    8h 6m
    $169–457

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    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
    8h 53m
    $90–430

  8. 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

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    36h 14m
    $209–380

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    43h 19m
    $176–197

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bruges to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    24h 13m
    $395–548

Bruges to Sofia by train, bus, and foot

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration43h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket$176Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,817.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 14m

What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Sofia, 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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