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How to get fromKharkiv to Bulgariaby train, bus, or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Kharkiv to Bulgaria by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus via Varna

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    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Shumen to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    29h 23m
    $62–101

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv 1 Bus station to Poltavabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Poltava to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus 983
    33h 59m
    $126–158

  3. Drive 1,587 km

    1. Drive from Kharkiv to Sofiacar car 1,587 km
    21h 3m
    $250–362

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Odesa to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    36h 56m
    $109–121

  5. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chișinăubus bus
    3. Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 401
    4. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    40h

  6. Bus via Chișinău

    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv Central bus station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus bus Kharkiv
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    43h 32m

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  • Distance: 1,833.7 km
  • Duration: 29h 23m

What companies run services between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Kharkiv 1 Bus station to Sofia via Poltava and București, Autogara Militari in around 33h 59m.

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