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How to get fromAachen to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    6h 18m
    $81–342

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    7h 53m
    $65–380

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 32m
    $184–376

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 49m
    $288–418

  5. Drive  1,927.4 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Sofiacar car 1,927.4 km
    17h 3m
    $318–459

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    6h 46m
    $131–337

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    6h 40m
    $156–371

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    7h 52m
    $68–390

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 12m
    $154–397

  10. Night train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Aachen Hbf to Mannheim Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    32h 49m
    $140–255

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 368 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    34h 47m
    $135–207

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    21h 36m
    $351–484

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$39Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,633.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 18m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Frankfurt Central Train Station in around 34h 47m.

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