There are 10 ways to get from Lausanne to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
8h 41m$123–398Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
7h 55m$109–440Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Lausanne 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
25h 18m$249–448Drive 1,709.1 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Sofiacar 1,709.1 km
16h 49m$345–498Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
7h 37m$189–528Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 50m$136–403Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
10h 28m$141–483Bus
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
28h 30mBus via Serdika
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
29h 51m$115–333Train, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 3m$210–426
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Bulgaria is to bus via Serdika which costs $110 - $340 and takes 29h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
The distance between Lausanne and Bulgaria is 1508 km. The road distance is 1709.1 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 25h 18m and costs $240 - $450.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Lausanne to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Lausanne to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Belegija Prevoz, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Belegija Prevoz, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 3:38 PM in Lausanne and 4:38 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Bulgaria is 1709 km. It takes approximately 16h 49m to drive from Lausanne to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lausanne to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
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