There are 12 ways to get from Nantes to Bulgaria 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NTE - SOF
12h 2m$82–323Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon 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
30h 32m$351–608Drive 2,429.2 km
- Drive from Nantes to Sofiacar 2,429.2 km
23h 36m$436–629Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NTE - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 47m$109–318Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane NTE - PDV
21h 57m$168–609Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RNS - SOF
26h 11m$184–436Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
8h 58m$178–398Train, bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
33h 42m$278–500Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Nantes to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
35h 23m$284–471Bus via Neu-Ulm
- Take the bus from Nantes to Ulmbus 1923
- Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
41h 40m$205–294Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
45h 58mDrive, car train
- Drive from Nantes to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
27h 49m$487–680
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $80 - $330 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $170 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Ulm Long Distance Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 40m.
The distance between Nantes and Bulgaria is 2048 km. The road distance is 2429.2 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 30h 32m and costs $350 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Nantes to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Nantes to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 12h 2m and costs $80 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus via Neu-Ulm, which costs $200 - $300 and takes 41h 40m.
Nantes to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ulm station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Nantes. It is currently 5:18 PM in Nantes and 6:18 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Bulgaria?
Lufthansa flies from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Ulm Long Distance Bus Station in around 41h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Toulouse, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- $98
- 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
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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
- $100–150
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- [email protected]
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- 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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