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How to get fromBielefeld to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Bielefeld to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

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    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    6h 35m
    $71–473

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 25m
    $171–345

  3. Drive  1,869.3 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Sofiacar car 1,869.3 km
    16h 49m
    $308–445

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

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    7h 41m
    $112–410

  5. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMO - SOF
    9h 50m
    $200–457

  6. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane DTM - VAR
    7h 7m
    $140–472

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 16m

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 55m
    $88–408

  9. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    28h 54m
    $139–167

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld central train station to Kasselbus bus N69
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h 50m
    $122–178

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    22h 11m
    $322–452

Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration2h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$47Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,650.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 35m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bielefeld to Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Central Station in around 28h 54m.

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