There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Charleroi by plane, bus, train, night 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 to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SOF - CRL
5h 37m€42–294Bus, train via Linz
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
27h 36m€270–454Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
38h 42m€284–517Drive 2,018.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Charleroicar 2,018.9 km
19h 21m€322–464Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SOF - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
6h 32m€96–265Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Metzbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus
28h 25m€175–228Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
33h 59m€169–289Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Liègebus
- Take the train from Liège-Saint-Lambert to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
34h 46m€154–197Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Charleroicar
22h 5m€367–521
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Charleroi is to fly which costs €40 - €300 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Charleroi is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €40 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Charleroi. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 05 via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Metz - Bus Station, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and CHARLEROI Airport - Quai 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Charleroi. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Charleroi-Central via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 42m.
The distance between Sofia and Charleroi is 1705 km. The road distance is 2018.9 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Charleroi without a car is to bus and train via Linz which takes 27h 36m and costs €270 - €460.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Sofia to Charleroi, including transfers.
Sofia to Charleroi bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Charleroi train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Charleroi is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €40 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €230 and takes 28h 25m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Charleroi, Belgium?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 05 via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Metz, Metz - Bus Station, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, Charleroi Airport, and CHARLEROI Airport - Quai 10 in around 28h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Saint-Lambert to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Metz
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Liège
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- [email protected]
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- Citylines
Want to know more about travelling around Belgium
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Booking & Getting There
Sofia to Charleroi bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Charleroi is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:15 AM in Sofia and 4:15 AM in Charleroi.
Sofia to Charleroi train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Charleroi is 2019 km. It takes approximately 19h 21m to drive from Sofia to Charleroi.
Book your Sofia to Charleroi bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 486+ hotels available in Charleroi.

















































