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How to get fromPoltava to Sofiaby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Poltava to Sofia by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus via Varna

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    1. Take the train from Poltava-Pivdenna to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Shumen to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    26h 59m
    $61–100

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Poltava to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Veliko Tarnovobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 31m
    $132–199

  3. Drive  1,459.5 km

    1. Drive from Poltava to Sofiacar car 1,459.5 km
    19h 50m
    $230–332

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Poltava-Pivdenna to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Odesa to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    33h 42m
    $108–119

  5. Bus via Chișinău

    1. Take the bus from Poltava to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus bus Kharkiv
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    40h 26m

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  • Distance: 1,689.9 km
  • Duration: 26h 59m

What companies run services between Poltava, Ukraine and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Poltava to Sofia Central Bus Station via Kyiv, Kyiv, Kyiv Central Bus station, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 31h 31m.

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