There are 11 ways to get from Nantes to Sofia by train, bus, car, plane, 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.
Train, bus via Paris
best- 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 33m$288–758Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NTE - SOF
8h 4m$112–272Drive 2,430.3 km
- Drive from Nantes to Sofiacar 2,430.3 km
23h 36m$436–629Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RNS - SOF
20h 58m$223–610Train, bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
34h 13m$295–548Bus via Vienna
- Take the bus from Nantes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 1923
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
40h 30m$263–372Bus
- 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
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Nantes to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
27h 49m$487–690Train 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$188–820Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nantes to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORY - SOF
7h 44m$174–469Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LRH - SOF
12h 42m$115–357
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $110 - $360 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $170 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Vienna, International Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 30m.
The distance between Nantes and Sofia is 2605 km. The road distance is 2430.3 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 33h 33m and costs $280 - $800.
It takes approximately 33h 33m 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 bus via Vienna which takes 40h 30m and costs $260 - $380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $280 and takes 8h 4m.
Nantes to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Nantes. It is currently 1:05 PM in Nantes and 2:05 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Nantes to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Vienna, International Busterminal in around 40h 30m. Alternatively, easyJet, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a week.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–850
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sofia Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nantes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $87
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/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
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
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