There are 14 ways to get from Sofia to Lille by plane, train, bus, 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 Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SOF - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
6h 43m€105–266Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane SOF - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Lille Flandrestrain
9h 21m€53–306Bus, train via Salzburg
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburgbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
28h 56m€253–483Train, 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 nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
42h 47m€167–291Drive 2,125.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lillecar 2,125.1 km
20h 32m€340–491Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SOF - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
7h 37m€57–314Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane SOF - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
6h 50m€122–636Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
8h 42m€193–436Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane SOF - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandrestrain
7h 38m€128–378Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
9h 35m€98–430Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallienibus
- Take the bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
31h 7mBus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
34h 11m€192–323Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus 712 / ...
37h 8m€146–194Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Lillecar
23h 6m€382–541
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lille is to fly and bus and train which costs €50 - €310 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lille is to fly and train which takes 6h 43m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Lille station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Lille - Europe Train Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni and Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Lille. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Lille Europe via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 47m.
The distance between Sofia and Lille is 1833 km. The road distance is 2125.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lille without a car is to bus and train via Salzburg which takes 28h 56m and costs €250 - €490.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Sofia to Lille, including transfers.
Sofia to Lille bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Lille train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Lille bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lille, France?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni, Gare de Roissypôle - Aéroport CDG1, and Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station in around 31h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- Air Kona
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Booking & Getting There
Lille is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:21 AM in Sofia and 7:21 AM in Lille.
Sofia to Lille train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lille is 2125 km. It takes approximately 20h 32m to drive from Sofia to Lille.
Book your Sofia to Lille bus tickets online with Omio.
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