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

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There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    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 2m
    $80–340

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain 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 40m
    $64–379

  3. Train, bus via Leipzig

    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 25m
    $183–374

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train Ic / ...
    39h 24m
    $511–792

  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

    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 29m
    $130–335

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    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 37m
    $156–369

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    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 36m
    $67–389

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus N93
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    33h 10m
    $137–205

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 79
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    33h 11m
    $158–274

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    21h 51m
    $351–484

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

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$39Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,629.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station in around 33h 10m.

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