There are 10 ways to get from Detmold to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
6h 56m$95–444Train, bus via Leipzig
- Take the train from Altenbeken to Leipzig Hbftrain 51
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
27h 7m$145–424Drive, car train
- Drive from Detmold to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
21h 41m$318–446Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HAJ - SOF
9h 1m$149–484Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
8h 34m$166–521Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
8h 40m$139–548Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
10h 56m$115–562Train, bus
- Take the train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
29h 38m$138–249Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Paderborn to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
29h 52m$150–188Drive 1,767.5 km
- Drive from Detmold to Sofiacar 1,767.5 km
18h 48m$292–421
Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detmold to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $150 - $190 and takes 29h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Detmold to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $90 - $450.
The distance between Detmold and Sofia is 1676 km. The road distance is 1767.5 km.
The best way to get from Detmold to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Leipzig which takes 27h 7m and costs $140 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Detmold to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Detmold. It is currently 6:18 AM in Detmold and 7:18 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Detmold to Sofia is 1768 km. It takes approximately 18h 48m to drive from Detmold to Sofia.
There are 2268+ hotels available in Sofia.
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 Bielefeld Hbf, take the train to Hamm, walk to Hamm(Westf)Hbf, take the train to Holzwickede, walk to Holzwickede, Bahnhof, take the bus to Dortmund Airport, walk to Dortmund Airport (DTM) 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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Altenbeken to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Altenbeken to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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