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How to get fromBulgaria to Bilbaoby plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Bulgaria to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport

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    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane SOF - BIO
    9h 23m
    €62–214

  2. Bus, train via Trieste

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus bus
    2. Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    40h 4m
    €359–579

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    41h 53m
    €340–561

  4. Drive  2,617 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Bilbaocar car 2,617 km
    26h 30m
    €427–617

  5. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane OTP - BIO
    10h 21m
    €64–267

  6. Fly Sofia Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane plane SOF - VIT
    2. Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus bus
    13h 22m
    €120–446

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    42h 9m
    €200–240

  8. Bus via Grenoble

    1. Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nis to Grenoblebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Grenoble to Bilbaobus bus
    2d 5h
    €347–428

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Bilbaocar car
    32h 20m
    €537–772

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration6h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,161.2 km
  • Duration: 9h 23m

What companies run services between Bulgaria and Bilbao, Spain?

Lufthansa, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal via Padova in around 42h 9m.

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