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How to get fromDetmold to Sofiaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Detmold to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAJ - SOF
    9h 36m
    $188–444

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    7h 4m
    $70–507

  3. Train, bus via Leipzig

    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Leipzig Hbftrain train 51
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    27h 7m
    $140–284

  4. Drive  1,768.4 km

    1. Drive from Detmold to Sofiacar car 1,768.4 km
    18h 43m
    $292–421

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    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
    8h 40m
    $112–387

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    9h
    $173–506

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    11h 5m
    $112–468

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Paderborn to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    29h 52m
    $140–186

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h 59m
    $136–214

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Detmold to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    21h 38m
    $318–446

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar46Weekly Planes
Duration6h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$93Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,640.8 km
  • Duration: 9h 36m

What companies run services between Detmold, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Detmold to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station via Altenbeken, Leipzig Hbf, and Leipzig in around 27h 7m.

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