There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
4h 50m$102–313Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
26h 1m$279–545Drive 1,700.4 km
- Drive from Geneva to Sofiacar 1,700.4 km
16h 26m$343–496Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane GVA - VAR
5h 47m$227–472Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
5h 45m$106–309Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Geneva to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Centralebus
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 14m$138–173Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
32h 23m$294–322Train, bus
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 34m$248–519
Geneva to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Bulgaria is to bus via Milan which costs $130 - $180 and takes 28h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Milan Malpensa Airport T1 and Milano, Stazione Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
The distance between Geneva and Bulgaria is 1441 km. The road distance is 1700.4 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 26h 1m and costs $270 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Geneva to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Geneva to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs $100 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs $130 - $180 and takes 28h 14m.
Geneva to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 11:02 AM in Geneva and 12:02 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and four other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Sofia Central Bus Station via Milan, Milan Malpensa Airport T1, Milan Centrale, and Milano, Stazione Centrale in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $70–95
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport T1 to Milan Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Geneva to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–300
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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