There are 4 ways to get from New York to Bulgaria by plane or train
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EWR - SOF
14h 17m$343–980Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JFK - SOF
14h 3m$265–769Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
14h 50m$288–838Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane EWR - VAR
14h 53m$537–1,449
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $260 - $800 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between New York and Bulgaria is 7642 km.
It takes approximately 14h 17m to get from New York to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 11:07 AM in New York and 6:07 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2271+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
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