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There are 12 ways to get from Ghent to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    6h 49m
    $117–284

  2. Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    6h 50m
    $60–363

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Breda central train stationbus bus 800
    2. Take the bus from Breda, Centraal Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 51m

  4. Train, bus via Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 50m
    $207–453

  5. Drive  2,124.2 km

    1. Drive from Ghent to Sofiacar car 2,124.2 km
    19h 6m
    $390–564

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    7h 42m
    $163–450

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

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BRU - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    10h 12m
    $125–333

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

    1. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    8h 30m
    $73–417

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h
    $211–399

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    35h 52m
    $191–329

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    43h
    $168–177

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ghent to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    23h 33m
    $394–541

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

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$67Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,785.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 49m

What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Breda central train station, Breda, Centraal Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 30h 51m.

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