There are 12 ways to get from Montpellier to Sofia by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Fréjorgues Airport
best- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MPL - SOF
9h 13m$132–312Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BCN - SOF
8h 55m$83–313Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud 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 4m$279–535Drive 1,965.9 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Sofiacar 1,965.9 km
20h 19m$353–509Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MRS - SOF
8h 33m$92–370Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain
- 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
10h 3m$143–483Train to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimestrain
- Fly from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FNI - SOF
13h 7m$289–490Train to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Agdetrain
- Fly from Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport (BZR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BZR - SOF
13h 8m$123–412Train, bus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch 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 9m$242–427Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Paduabus FlixBus N740 / ...
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 26m$187–237Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- 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
33h 54m$208–396Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
35h 40m$180–413
Montpellier to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $80 - $320 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 33m and costs $90 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 26m.
The distance between Montpellier and Sofia is 1598 km. The road distance is 1965.9 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 28h 4m and costs $270 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Montpellier to Sofia, including transfers.
Montpellier to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $130 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $180 - $240 and takes 29h 26m.
Montpellier to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Padua station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Montpellier. It is currently 1:33 PM in Montpellier and 2:33 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Air France, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier to Sofia Central Bus Station via Padua and Padova in around 29h 26m.
- 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
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–170
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Sofia Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport to Sofia Airport via Weeze, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- 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
- $100–270
- 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
- $100–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Agde
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Agde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Agde
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- 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
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Montpellier to Beograd
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Trans-Jug
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