There are 7 ways to get from Saint-Étienne to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
6h 40m$121–302Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu 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
27h 3m$208–334Drive 1,868.7 km
- Drive from Saint-Étienne to Sofiacar 1,868.7 km
18h 6m$335–484Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
10h 24m$144–406Train, bus
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 30m$183–239Bus
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 59m$193–272Train, bus #2
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
40h 34m$320–382
Saint-Étienne to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint-Étienne to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $120 - $310 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Saint-Étienne to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $120 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Saint-Étienne to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Trieste. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 59m.
The distance between Saint-Étienne and Sofia is 1588 km. The road distance is 1868.7 km.
The best way to get from Saint-Étienne to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 27h 3m and costs $200 - $340.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Saint-Étienne to Sofia, including transfers.
Saint-Étienne to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop station.
Saint-Étienne to Sofia bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Saint-Étienne. It is currently 9:12 PM in Saint-Étienne and 10:12 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint-Étienne to Sofia is 1869 km. It takes approximately 18h 6m to drive from Saint-Étienne to Sofia.
What companies run services between Saint-Étienne, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Trieste in around 29h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
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 St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- 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
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–330
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- 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
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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