There are 11 ways to get from Rennes to Bulgaria by train, bus, night train, 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 Rennes 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$295–740Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rennes to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORY - SOF
7h 46m$171–453Train, night train
- Take the train from Rennes to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
2d 2h$525–994Drive 2,445.3 km
- Drive from Rennes to Sofiacar 2,445.3 km
23h 52m$438–633Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RNS - SOF
19h 51m$193–553Train, bus
- Take the train from Rennes 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
33h 55m$295–544Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Rennes to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N215
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
40h 50m$202–300Bus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station 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
47h 44mDrive, car train
- Drive from Rennes to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
27h 32m$481–682Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RNS - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
11h 21m$181–450Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
8h 12m$186–814
Rennes to Bulgaria by train, night train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Bulgaria is to bus via Karlsruhe which costs $200 - $300 and takes 40h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $170 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Tsentral'ni khali via Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels-Nord, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Tsentralna Gara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Rennes and Bulgaria is 2578 km. The road distance is 2445.3 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 33h and costs $290 - $750.
It takes approximately 33h to get from Rennes to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Rennes to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rennes station.
Rennes to Bulgaria train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 19h 51m and costs $190 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Karlsruhe, which costs $200 - $300 and takes 40h 50m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Bulgaria?
KLM, Bulgaria Air, and four other airlines fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station in around 40h 50m.
- 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
- $200–900
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
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
- $85–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- 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 Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- 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 Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- 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 Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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 Rennes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- 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 Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 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 Rennes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/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/
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 Rennes to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
- $18–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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More Questions & Answers
Rennes to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Rennes. It is currently 6:28 PM in Rennes and 7:28 PM in Bulgaria.
Rennes to Bulgaria train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rennes to Bulgaria is 2445 km. It takes approximately 23h 52m to drive from Rennes to Bulgaria.
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