There are 8 ways to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
7h 58m$103–319Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 48m$100–344Train, bus
- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
25h 51m$184–235Drive 1,754.8 km
- Drive from Grenoble to Sofiacar 1,754.8 km
16h 48m$315–454Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
9h 31m$131–340Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Paduabus FlixBus N740
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
26h 1m$161–190Bus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
30h 1m$155–183Bus #2
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
37h 16m$300–328
Grenoble to Bulgaria by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $150 - $190 and takes 30h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Grenoble to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Grenoble and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 1m.
The distance between Grenoble and Bulgaria is 1626 km. The road distance is 1754.8 km.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 51m and costs $180 - $240.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Grenoble to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Grenoble station.
Grenoble to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Padua station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Grenoble. It is currently 5:53 PM in Grenoble and 6:53 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Grenoble to Bulgaria is 1755 km. It takes approximately 16h 48m to drive from Grenoble to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Grenoble, France and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Grenoble to Sofia Central Bus Station via Padua and Padova in around 26h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- 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
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- 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
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–300
- 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
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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