There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Vichy by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SOF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichytrain
10h 59m€122–355Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichytrain Ter
28h 1m€227–317Drive 1,968.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Vichycar 1,968.7 km
19h 30m€374–540Fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane SOF - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Vichytrain
10h 28m€253–976Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SOF - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichytrain
13h 29m€143–352Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichytrain Ter
30h 34m€170–215Bus
- 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 Bercy to Vichybus
33h 41mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Vichytrain Ter
40h 42m€296–356
Sofia to Vichy by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Vichy is to bus and train which costs €170 - €220 and takes 30h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Vichy is to fly and train which takes 10h 28m and costs €250 - €1000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Vichy. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Vichy via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Porte de Bagnolet - Louis Ganne and Paris Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 41m.
The distance between Sofia and Vichy is 1694 km. The road distance is 1968.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Vichy without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 28h 1m and costs €220 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Sofia to Vichy, including transfers.
Sofia to Vichy bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Vichy bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Vichy is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:32 PM in Sofia and 5:32 PM in Vichy.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Vichy is 1969 km. It takes approximately 19h 30m to drive from Sofia to Vichy.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Vichy, France?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vichy via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni, Porte de Bagnolet - Louis Ganne, Reuilly - Diderot, and Paris Bercy in around 33h 41m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Munich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Vienna, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Zurich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- 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
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallieni
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
Bus from Paris Bercy to Vichy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–280
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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