There are 13 ways to get from Bulgaria to Calais by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SOF - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 53m€122–309Fly Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane SOF - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain
10h 46m€58–337Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Calaisbus
34h 53m€169Bus, train via Linz
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Gent St Pieterstrain 79
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
38h 18m€353–589Drive 2,262.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar 2,262.7 km
20h 17m€353–510Fly Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SOF - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
10h 22m€76–350Fly Varna Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane VAR - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
10h 30m€227–483Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane OTP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
11h 16m€129–372Fly Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
13h 14m€104–456Fly Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
12h 21m€195–458Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain 79 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Antwerpen Centraaltrain 79
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
40h 57m€211–546Bus via Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sibiubus 983
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Calaisbus
44h 53mDrive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Calaiscar
23h 57m€392–554
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Calais is to fly and bus and train which costs €55 - €340 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Calais is to fly and train which takes 9h 53m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Calais. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Calais via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 53m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Calais is 1938 km. The road distance is 2262.7 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Calais without a car is to bus which takes 34h 53m and costs €170.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Bulgaria to Calais, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Calais bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Calais bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Calais is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 10:44 PM in Bulgaria and 9:44 PM in Calais.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Calais is 2263 km. It takes approximately 20h 17m to drive from Bulgaria to Calais.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Calais, France?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Calais via Bucharest in around 34h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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