There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Bulgaria by plane, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SDR - SOF
4h 10m$45–227Bus, train via Linz
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Drf
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
38h 16m$553–874Drive 2,720.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Sofiacar 2,720.5 km
27h 22m$497–718Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
42h 2m$436–704Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 27m$243–271Bus via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 6h$404–530Drive, car train
- Drive from Santander to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
34h 33m$596–848
Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $45 - $230 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs $45 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 27m.
The distance between Santander and Bulgaria is 2220 km. The road distance is 2720.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and train via Linz which takes 38h 16m and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Santander to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Santander to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs $45 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $280 and takes 42h 27m.
Santander to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 10:43 AM in Santander and 11:43 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova in around 42h 27m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–30
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $125
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–320
- 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
- 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
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