There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
5h 42m€89–217Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
23h 30m€145–471Drive 1,676.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Frankfurt am Maincar 1,676.8 km
15h 5m€237–342Fly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VAR - FRA
5h 40m€190–440Fly from Burgas Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOJ - FRA
5h 19m€144–287Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OTP - FRA
7h 10m€96–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
26h 40m€121–391Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
29h 1m€100–250Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Frankfurt(Main)Hbfbus
30h 45m€146–356Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Frankfurt am Maincar
18h 22m€303–421
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which costs €85 - €220 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €140 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and arriving at Frankfurt Central Train Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 29h 1m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Frankfurt am Main is 1427 km. The road distance is 1676.8 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main without a car is to bus and train via Budapest which takes 23h 30m and costs €140 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €85 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €250 and takes 29h 1m.
Bulgaria to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Frankfurt Central Train Station.
Frankfurt am Main is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 2:19 PM in Bulgaria and 1:19 PM in Frankfurt am Main.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
Bulgaria Air, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Karat-S operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station once daily. Tickets cost €130–250 and the journey takes 29h 1m. Citylines also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Burgas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Burgas Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Burgas Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Burgas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €110–130
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
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