There are 7 ways to get from Marseille to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
7h 37m$113–367Fly from Marseille Provence Airport
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MRS - SOF
6h 54m$62–238Train, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles 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
28h 2m$235–431Drive 1,878 km
- Drive from Marseille to Sofiacar 1,878 km
18h 5m$337–486Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 12m$280–533Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
31h 46m$186–292Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 28m$180–344
Marseille to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Sofia is to fly which costs $60 - $240 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $60 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Savski most, Blok 28 and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 28m.
The distance between Marseille and Sofia is 1548 km. The road distance is 1878 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 2m and costs $230 - $440.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Marseille to Sofia, including transfers.
Marseille to Sofia bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $60 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $350 and takes 32h 28m.
Marseille to Sofia bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Marseille. It is currently 2:35 PM in Marseille and 3:35 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia Central Bus Station via Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, Blok 28, Bulevar Crvene Armije, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 32h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.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
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beograd
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
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