There are 14 ways to get from Bulgaria to Groningen by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
8h 38m€124–341Fly Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain
9h 29m€81–401Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
29h 38m€210–376Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
29h 43m€140–346Drive 2,013.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Groningencar 2,013.2 km
19h 35m€365–527Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane OTP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
9h 50m€131–344Fly Burgas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BOJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
11h 57m€151–394Fly Varna Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VAR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
10h 9m€189–498Fly Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
10h 52mFly Sofia Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
11h 7m€145–422Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bremenbus
- Take the bus from Bremen - Bus Station to Groningenbus BlaBlaCar Bus
33h 19m€95–138Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
37h 56m€135–221Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Bremenbus
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
43h 51m€150–217Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Groningencar
24h 32m€319–439
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Groningen is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 33h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Groningen is to fly and train which takes 8h 38m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Groningen. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Groningen via Bremen - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 19m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Groningen is 1985 km. The road distance is 2013.2 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Groningen without a car is to bus and train via Bratislava which takes 29h 38m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Bulgaria to Groningen, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Groningen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Groningen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Bremen station.
Groningen is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 6:16 PM in Bulgaria and 5:16 PM in Groningen.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Groningen is 2013 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Bulgaria to Groningen.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Groningen, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Groningen via Bremen and Bremen - Bus Station in around 33h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Burgas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Burgas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Varna Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bremen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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