There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, or night train
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$211–801Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAA - VAR
16h 46m$300–800Fly 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$446–1,223Fly 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 29m$367–518Fly to Istanbul Airport, bus, night train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane MAA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Stara Zagoranighttrain
20h 53m
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 train which costs $220 - $650 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs $210 - $800.
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 3:36 AM in Chennai and 12:06 AM in Bulgaria.
There are 2294+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Bulgaria?
Emirates, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice 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
- $330–1,100
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 Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Mumbai, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $600–2,000
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
- $490–2,000
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
- $500–1,300
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
- $600–1,900
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
- $550–1,400
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
- $430–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Muscat, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- 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
- $330–1,100
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
- 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 Sofia Airport via Sharjah, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- 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
- $200–850
- 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 Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- 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
- $340–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varna Airport via Sharjah, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- 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
- $110–480
- 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
- 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
- $220–500
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Çerkezköy to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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