There are 9 ways to get from Nîmes 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 Marseille Provence Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MRS - SOF
8h 44m$87–333Train, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux 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$220–324Drive 1,914.3 km
- Drive from Nîmes to Sofiacar 1,914.3 km
19h 49m$343–496Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
7h 42m$133–381Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nimes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
9h 34m$135–401Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nimes to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BCN - SOF
9h 29m$97–342Train, bus via Nice
- Take the train from Nimes to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 23m$191–289Bus
- Take the bus from Nîmes to Genoabus FlixBus 728 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 23m$144–177Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Nimes to Avignon Centretrain Ter
- Take the bus from Avignon to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
35h 42m$192–216
Nîmes to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nîmes to Sofia is to bus which costs $140 - $180 and takes 33h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nîmes to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $130 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Nîmes to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Nîmes and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Marittima/Principe Fs and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 23m.
The distance between Nîmes and Sofia is 1595 km. The road distance is 1914.3 km.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Nîmes to Sofia, including transfers.
Nîmes to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nîmes station.
Nîmes to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Nîmes. It is currently 08:39 in Nîmes and 09:39 in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Nîmes to Sofia is 1914 km. It takes approximately 19h 49m to drive from Nîmes to Sofia.
What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Nîmes to Sofia Central Bus Station via Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Cadorna/Piazza Della Vittoria, and Genoa in around 33h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
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 Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nîmes to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nîmes to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Avignon to Beograd
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- Trans-Jug
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