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How to get fromLille to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Lille 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 Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    6h 26m
    $128–348

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    7h 30m
    $68–359

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 26m
    $241–445

  4. Train, bus via Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    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
    32h 33m
    $221–512

  5. Drive  2,121.2 km

    1. Drive from Lille to Sofiacar car 2,121.2 km
    20h 28m
    $380–549

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BRU - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 48m
    $131–384

  7. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CRL - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    10h 7m
    $131–395

  8. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane CRL - VAR
    8h 7m
    $202–808

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N870 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 11m
    $151–243

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain train 79
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    36h 5m
    $210–413

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Namurtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Namur to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    43h 35m
    $189–204

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lille to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    23h 56m
    $400–555

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

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,835.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 26m

What companies run services between Lille, France and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Lille to Sofia Central Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 34h 11m.

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