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How to get fromCalais to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 15 ways to get from Calais to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    8h 24m
    $149–386

  2. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BVA - SOF
    9h 46m
    $75–356

  3. Train, bus via Trieste

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Modanetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    5. Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 2m
    $399–567

  4. Drive  2,262.1 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car 2,262.1 km
    20h 23m
    $406–586

  5. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CDG - SOF
    8h 31m
    $153–366

  6. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    9h 21m
    $88–393

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BRU - OTP
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    10h 46m
    $152–422

  8. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CRL - OTP
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    11h 58m
    $151–429

  9. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BVA - OTP
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    12h 18m
    $113–412

  10. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    4. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    5. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    12h 1m
    $111–466

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus Sofia-Bucharest
    34h 54m
    $193

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    35h 38m
    $256–479

  13. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    38h 13m
    $231–451

  14. Bus via Sibiu

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Sibiubus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus bus 983
    44h 21m

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    24h 56m
    $415–577

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,937.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 24m

What companies run services between Calais, France and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Calais to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest in around 34h 54m.

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