There are 8 ways to get from Lourdes to Sofia by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LDE - SOF
16h 18m$121–313Train, bus
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 28m$336–475Drive 2,342.6 km
- Drive from Lourdes to Sofiacar 2,342.6 km
24h 7m$494–713Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLS - SOF
11h 27m$137–328Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BIQ - SOF
10h 46m$133–440Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 4m$244–339Bus
- Take the bus from Lourdes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 1h$359–435Drive, car train
- Drive from Lourdes to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
32h 17m$573–799
Lourdes to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lourdes to Sofia is to fly which costs $120 - $320 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lourdes to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $130 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Lourdes to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Halles - Office de tourisme and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Tarbes, Toulouse and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 4m.
The distance between Lourdes and Sofia is 1923 km. The road distance is 2342.6 km.
The best way to get from Lourdes to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 28m and costs $330 - $480.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Lourdes to Sofia, including transfers.
Lourdes to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarbes station.
The best way to get from Lourdes to Sofia is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs $120 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus via Ljubljana, which costs $240 - $340 and takes 39h 4m.
Lourdes to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Lourdes. It is currently 10:12 AM in Lourdes and 11:12 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Lourdes, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Halles - Office de tourisme to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bastillac, Tarbes, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Toulouse, Ljubljana bus station, and Ljubljana in around 39h 4m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tarbes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lourdes to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Toulouse to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–300
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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