There are 10 ways to get from Lille to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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 Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
5h 58m$109–316Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
7h 12m$56–329Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
32h 5m$264–717Drive 2,121.2 km
- Drive from Lille to Sofiacar 2,121.2 km
20h 28m$380–549Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
6h 16m$139–731Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
7h 59m$201–489Bus
- Take the bus from Lille to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 46m$149–247Train, bus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
35h 49m$226–719Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Namurtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Namur to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
43h 28m$194–223Drive, car train
- Drive from Lille to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
24h 11m$400–565
Lille to Sofia by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lille to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $55 - $330 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Lille to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 5h 58m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lille to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Lille and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 46m.
The distance between Lille and Sofia is 1831 km. The road distance is 2121.2 km.
The best way to get from Lille to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 32h 5m and costs $260 - $750.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Lille to Sofia, including transfers.
Lille to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lille station.
Lille to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Lille. It is currently 12:19 AM in Lille and 1:19 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Lille to Sofia is 2121 km. It takes approximately 20h 28m to drive from Lille to Sofia.
What companies run services between Lille, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lille to Sofia Central Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 33h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–260
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Namur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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 Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +383 44198634
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Namur to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $117
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
Bus from Namur to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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