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How to get fromDortmund to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    7h 9m
    $90–346

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    5h 42m
    $48–424

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    27h 53m
    $153–277

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 20m
    $183–316

  5. Drive  1,891.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Sofiacar car 1,891.3 km
    16h 58m
    $392–566

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    7h 18m
    $159–384

  7. Fly Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane DTM - VAR
    6h 14m
    $153–381

  8. Fly Dortmund Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    2. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    9h 15m
    $123–349

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf 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
    9h 34m
    $77–454

  10. Bus via Kassel

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus bus 023 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    30h 10m
    $126–184

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    37h 7m
    $165–212

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    20h 32m
    $343–466

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration3h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$35Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,678 km
  • Duration: 7h 9m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Bulgaria?

Wizz Air flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Kassel Grüner Waldweg in around 30h 10m.

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