There are 8 ways to get from Vichy 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 Vichy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
9h 17m$130–351Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Vichy 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
28h 10m$217–280Drive 1,969.2 km
- Drive from Vichy to Sofiacar 1,969.2 km
19h 28m$353–510Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vichy 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
11h 31m$159–392Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vichy to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CFE - SOF
9h 12m$222–1,020Train, bus
- Take the train from Vichy 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
29h 37m$194–240Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Vichy to Clermont Ferrandtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Milan Bergamo - Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bergamo to Veronabus 423 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 34m$175–230Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Vichy to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
41h 47m$331–405
Vichy to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vichy to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $170 - $230 and takes 32h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Vichy to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $220 - $1,100.
The distance between Vichy and Sofia is 1692 km. The road distance is 1969.2 km.
The best way to get from Vichy to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 28h 10m and costs $210 - $280.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Vichy to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Vichy. It is currently 4:33 PM in Vichy and 5:33 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Vichy to Sofia is 1969 km. It takes approximately 19h 28m to drive from Vichy to Sofia.
There are 2299+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Vichy, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Vichy to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Lyon Part Dieu, walk to Gare Part-Dieu - Villette, take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a train from Vichy to Sofia Central Bus Station via Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Verona Porta Nuova, and Verona Porta Nuova in around 28h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
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 Vichy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vichy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vichy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vichy to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vichy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vichy to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vichy to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- $60–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- $102
- 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
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- 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 Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Milan Bergamo - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bergamo to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 049 8241199
- [email protected]
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Bergamo to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- fsbusitalia.it
- 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
- $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
- $22–29
- 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
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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