There are 7 ways to get from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane SOF - LED
10h 36m₽9,170–23,220Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, stationbus
40h 8m₽11,614–20,814Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespoltrain Ic
- Take the train from Brest C to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain
47h 3m₽19,050–37,650Drive 2,585.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Saint Petersburgcar 2,585.1 km
30h 24m₽34,213–49,419Fly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane VAR - LED
10h 29m₽18,590–40,311Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane OTP - LED
11h 54m₽10,373–26,521Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
2d 4h₽14,150–26,050
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg is to fly which costs RUB 9000 - RUB 24000 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs RUB 18000 - RUB 41000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Saint Petersburg station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at St Petersburg, station via Gara de Nord, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station and Chișinău, North Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 8m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Saint Petersburg is 1996 km. The road distance is 2585.1 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 40h 8m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 21000.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg is to fly which takes 10h 36m and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 24000. Alternatively, you can bus via Bucharest, which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 21000 and takes 40h 8m.
Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg is 2585 km. It takes approximately 30h 24m to drive from Bulgaria to Saint Petersburg.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Saint Petersburg, Russia?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to St Petersburg, station via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Autogara Filaret, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, and Chișinău, North Bus Station in around 40h 8m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–55,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–65,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–60,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–23,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–30,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–25,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–42,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pulkovo Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–55,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pulkovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–60,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–3,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Brest C to Vitebsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–13,271
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽7,500–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,271
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽25,000–28,000
- 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
- ₽2,821
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–4,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- [email protected]
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,900
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to St Petersburg, station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,290–14,580
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,580
- Children
- ₽7,290
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–5,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–8,000
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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