There are 10 ways to get from Amsterdam to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
5h 34m$122–328Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
6h 56m$61–395Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
28h 46m$249–433Drive 2,109.7 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Sofiacar 2,109.7 km
19h 2m$490–708Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
7h 8m$120–387Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
7h 55m$99–362Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
29h 31mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
35h 16m$165–257Bus via Amsterdam
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
40h 55m$153–217Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
22h 51m$403–554
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Sofia is to bus via Amsterdam which costs $150 - $220 and takes 40h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $120 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 31m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Sofia is 1781 km. The road distance is 2109.7 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Salzburg which takes 28h 46m and costs $240 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Amsterdam to Sofia, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Sofia bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $120 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 31m.
Amsterdam to Sofia bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 11:36 AM in Amsterdam and 12:36 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 29h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $20–29
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $121
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- 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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