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There are 12 ways to get from Bulgaria to Groningen by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane SOF - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    8h 40m
    €124–336

  2. Fly Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane SOF - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain train
    9h 38m
    €71–376

  3. Bus, train via Bratislava

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus bus
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Hamburg Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    4. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train 56
    5. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    29h 57m
    €202–363

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus bus
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 27
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    4. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train 56
    5. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    30h 7m
    €162–353

  5. Drive  2,013.1 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Groningencar car 2,013.1 km
    19h 35m
    €420–606

  6. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane OTP - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    10h 10m
    €131–340

  7. Fly Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SOF - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    10h 40m
    €98–351

  8. Fly Sofia Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SOF - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    11h 15m
    €155–410

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bremenbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central stationbus bus N75 / ...
    33h 9m
    €96–140

  10. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train 56
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    38h 10m
    €129–213

  11. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Bremenbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central stationbus bus N75 / ...
    43h 50m
    €140–181

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Groningencar car
    24h 31m
    €322–444

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights

Calendar46Weekly Planes
Duration4h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€91Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,985.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 40m

What companies run services between Bulgaria and Groningen, Netherlands?

You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Groningen central station via Bremen and Bremen Fernbusterminal in around 33h 9m.

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