There are 12 ways to get from Bulgaria to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SOF - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
7h 59mzł 186–839Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zakopane, Bus stationbus 1365
18h 20mzł 345–785Drive 1,067.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Zakopanecar 1,067.1 km
11h 46mzł 627–905Fly Burgas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BOJ - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 2mzł 318–1,192Fly Varna Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane VAR - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 8mzł 685–1,636Fly Varna Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane VAR - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 59mzł 606–1,759Bus to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BBU - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 50mzł 228–1,037Fly Burgas Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane BOJ - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
9h 37mzł 431–1,378Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strbatrain 603 / ...
- Drive from Strba to Zakopanecar
19h 46mzł 267–417Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
20h 52mzł 234–369Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Košicebus
- Take the train from Košice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
22h 4mzł 461–725Bus via Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N982
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zakopane, Bus stationbus 1365
23h 24mzł 462–772
Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Zakopane is to bus and train via Bratislava which costs 230 zł - 370 zł and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs 180 zł - 850 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Zakopane station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Zakopane, Bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 20m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Zakopane is 1029 km. The road distance is 1067.1 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 18h 20m and costs 340 zł - 800 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Bulgaria to Zakopane, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Zakopane bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Zakopane bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Zakopane is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 10:57 PM in Bulgaria and 9:57 PM in Zakopane.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Zakopane is 1067 km. It takes approximately 11h 46m to drive from Bulgaria to Zakopane.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zakopane, Bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 18h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–550
Flights from Burgas Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
Flights from Varna Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–800
Flights from Varna Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–750
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 60–360
Flights from Varna Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–1,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 85–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Košice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Košice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–550
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 180–250
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 300–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- 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
- zł 150–220
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 150–220
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 85–110
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 65–110
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 360–550
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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