There are 12 ways to get from Brussels to Stara Zagora by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
10h 10m$107–271Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
11h 24m$61–359Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
29h 50m$165–183Train, night train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 967 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
34h 55m$445–847Drive 2,299.3 km
- Drive from Brussels to Stara Zagoracar 2,299.3 km
20h 39m$423–610Fly Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
9h 37m$103–322Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
11h 6m$112–390Fly Brussels Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BRU - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
15h 24m$135–352Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
12h 57m$71–419Train, bus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
38h 26m$192–318Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Mannheim central bus stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
39h 35m$163–234Drive, car train
- Drive from Brussels to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Stara Zagoracar
27h 57m$428–601
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Stara Zagora is to train and fly which costs $60 - $360 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Stara Zagora is to fly and night train which takes 9h 37m and costs $100 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Stara Zagora station. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Stara Zagora Central Bus Station via Mannheim Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Stara Zagora. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Stara Zagora via Frankfurt, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Westbahnhof and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 55m.
The distance between Brussels and Stara Zagora is 1962 km. The road distance is 2299.3 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Stara Zagora without a car is to bus and night train which takes 29h 50m and costs $160 - $190.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Brussels to Stara Zagora, including transfers.
Brussels to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Stara Zagora train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
Brussels to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mannheim central bus station.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Brussels-North train station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station via Mannheim Central Bus Station in around 39h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Stara Zagora is 1h ahead of Brussels. It is currently 10:34 AM in Brussels and 11:34 AM in Stara Zagora.
Brussels to Stara Zagora train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Stara Zagora is 2299 km. It takes approximately 20h 39m to drive from Brussels to Stara Zagora.
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