There are 8 ways to get from Lisbon to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, train, 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.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
6h 56m$88–259Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 6h$322–454Drive 3,439.9 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Sofiacar 3,439.9 km
34h 1m$620–895Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LIS - BOJ
10h 5m$134–331Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LIS - VAR
10h 3m$217–448Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIS - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
9h 26m$111–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
2d 16h$401–676Drive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
41h 12m$721–1,029
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $85 - $260 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $85 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Lisbon and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Marittima/Principe Fs and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Lisbon and Bulgaria is 2778 km. The road distance is 3439.9 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $320 - $460.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Lisbon to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Lisbon to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $85 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $460 and takes 2 days 6h.
Lisbon to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 12:31 PM in Lisbon and 2:31 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, TAP Portugal, and Ryanair fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lisbon to Serdika via Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Brignole Fs/, Genoa, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Central Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–340
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–340
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–450
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
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
- https://citylines.eu/
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