There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Bulgaria by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAA - SOF
16h 23m$271–851Fly to Istanbul Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane MAA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
20h 34m$217–587Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAA - VAR
17h 19m$385–920Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAA - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
17h 55m$224–620Fly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane MAA - CND
- Take the bus from Mihail Kogalniceanu Aeroport to Varnabus
21h 34m$426–1,223Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MAA - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
20h 49m$367–518
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Bulgaria is to fly and bus which costs $210 - $600 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs $270 - $850.
The distance between Chennai and Bulgaria is 6365 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Chennai to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 3h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 7:36 AM in Chennai and 4:06 AM in Bulgaria.
There are 2271+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Bulgaria?
Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Dubai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Mumbai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Doha, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Mumbai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Dubai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Manama, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Doha, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Sharjah, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Kuwait, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Muscat, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Mumbai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Dubai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Doha, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Sharjah, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Mihail Kogalniceanu Aeroport to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $16–23
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