There are 8 ways to get from Chania to Bulgaria by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, car, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Chania International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CHQ - SOF
4h 55m$53–174Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus 983
21h 46m$98–254Bus and ferry, bus via Athens
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
23h 48mCar ferry, train, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
24h 19m$102–251Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HER - SOF
7h 30m$245–501Fly Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CHQ - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 30m$120–299Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
24h 5mCar ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
44h 26m$267–688
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $50 - $180 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs $50 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Piraeus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 48m.
The distance between Chania and Bulgaria is 829 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Bulgaria without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 21h 46m and costs $95 - $260.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Chania to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Chania to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Bulgaria bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Port of Piraeus station.
There are 2296+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Bulgaria?
Ryanair and Aegean Airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–120
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- $140–210
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- $230–250
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- $250–270
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- $40–65
- Airplane-type seats
- $45–65
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $120–160
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- $40–65
- Airplane-type seats
- $45–65
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $120–160
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- $40–65
- Airplane-type seats
- $45–65
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $120–160
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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