There are 8 ways to get from Nantes 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NTE - SOF
7h 45m$81–322Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon 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
31h 20m$312–431Drive 2,429.2 km
- Drive from Nantes to Sofiacar 2,429.2 km
23h 36m$436–629Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- 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 41m$179–408Train, bus
- 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 31m$287–471Bus 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$210–299Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2dDrive, car train
- Drive from Nantes to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
27h 34m$487–680
Nantes to Sofia by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Sofia is to fly which costs $80 - $330 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $80 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Sofia 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 Sofia is 2044 km. The road distance is 2429.2 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 31h 20m and costs $310 - $440.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Nantes to Sofia, including transfers.
Nantes to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $80 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus via Neu-Ulm, which costs $210 - $300 and takes 41h 40m.
Nantes to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ulm station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Nantes. It is currently 4:32 PM in Nantes and 5:32 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week. 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
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
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 Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- 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 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
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- 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
- +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
- $30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- 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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