There are 9 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$110–369Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
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 train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
10h 1m$108–318Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
25h 29m$219–335Drive 1,754.8 km
- Drive from Grenoble to Sofiacar 1,754.8 km
16h 48m$373–539Train 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 32m$123–341Train, 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
26h 6m$183–233Bus
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
27h 57m$125–161Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
30h 1m$154–182Bus #2
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
37h 16m$298–326
Grenoble to Bulgaria by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $120 - $170 and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $110 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Grenoble station to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Grenoble - Bus Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, v.le serra v.le scarampo and Milano, Stazione Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 57m.
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 via Trieste which takes 25h 29m and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Grenoble to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Grenoble to Bulgaria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Grenoble - Bus Station.
Grenoble to Bulgaria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Grenoble. It is currently 9:37 PM in Grenoble and 10:37 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 - Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, p.za stuparich, v.le serra v.le scarampo, stazione centrale via tonale, and Milano, Stazione Centrale in around 27h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- 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
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- 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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- 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
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- 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
- $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
- $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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