There are 12 ways to get from Bulgaria to Western Europe 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 Sofia Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
8h 22m€136–346Fly Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SOF - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 16m€102–371Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain Ice
25h 28m€224–446Drive 1,799.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Western Europecar 1,799.1 km
16h 12m€264–381Fly Varna Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VAR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
8h 25m€222–589Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OTP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
9h 49m€133–339Fly Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 17mFly Varna Airport to Hahn, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Hahn (HHN)plane VAR - HHN
- Take the bus from Hahn to Bullay Bahnhofbus
9h 4m€195–572Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain Ice
25h 28m€212–439Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Coblenz central train stationbus N93
31h 30m€112–161Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 91 / ...
31h 36m€270–342Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Western Europecar
19h 30m€326–461
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Western Europe is to bus which costs €110 - €170 and takes 31h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Western Europe is to fly and train which takes 8h 16m and costs €100 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria to Western Europe. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and arriving at Brodenbach Brißbachtal via Karlsruhe central train station and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 30m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Western Europe is 1564 km. The road distance is 1799.1 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Western Europe without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 28m and costs €220 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Bulgaria to Western Europe, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Western Europe bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Bulgaria to Western Europe bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Karlsruhe Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Western Europe is 1799 km. It takes approximately 16h 12m to drive from Bulgaria to Western Europe.
There are 2012+ hotels available in Western Europe.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Western Europe, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Brodenbach Brißbachtal via Karlsruhe central train station, Coblenz central train station, and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof in around 31h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–380
Flights from Varna Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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 to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- 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
- +49 (0) 2672 9362-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- BKR Mobility
Bus from Hahn to Bullay Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- BKR Mobility
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Hahn to Bullay Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Coblenz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €206
- Website
- Arda Tur
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