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There are 11 ways to get from Zakopane to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Sofia Airport

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    1. Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain train
    2. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane KRK - SOF
    7h 41m
    $37–173

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus 1365
    2. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    18h 20m
    $89–202

  3. Drive 1,069.6 km

    1. Drive from Zakopane to Sofiacar car 1,069.6 km
    12h 4m
    $169–244

  4. Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain train
    2. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane KRK - BOJ
    7h 35m
    $76–245

  5. Bus, train to Košice International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus bus
    2. Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain train
    3. Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane KSC - BOJ
    11h 8m
    $112–436

  6. Train, shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain train
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane KTW - VAR
    8h 59m
    $139–410

  7. Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain train
    2. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane KRK - VAR
    8h 8m
    $189–352

  8. Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain train
    2. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane KRK - BBU
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    10h 6m
    $50–247

  9. Bus, train via Bratislava

    1. Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus bus A15
    2. Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 526 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 51m
    $64–101

  10. Bus via Serdika

    1. Take the bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus 1365
    2. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofiabus bus N982
    21h 37m
    $110–183

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus bus A15
    2. Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Košicetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Košice to Niš Hotal Ambasadorbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    21h 40m
    $128–147

John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration2h 33mAverage Duration
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  • Distance: 1,029.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 41m

What companies run services between Zakopane, Poland and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 18h 20m.

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