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

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There are 14 ways to get from Dortmund to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport

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    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    5h 42m
    $63–424

  2. 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
    $105–311

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    42h 15m
    $372–682

  4. Drive  1,888.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Sofiacar car 1,888.3 km
    16h 47m
    $311–450

  5. 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 13m
    $156–397

  6. Fly Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane DTM - VAR
    6h 14m
    $129–440

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane DUS - VAR
    6h 43m
    $215–481

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane CGN - VAR
    9h 51m
    $199–585

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane DUS - BOJ
    7h 40m
    $112–394

  10. Fly Dortmund Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 2m
    $66–347

  11. 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 22m
    $91–469

  12. Bus via Kassel

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus bus N1360b / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    30h 5m
    $125–182

  13. 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
    $167–213

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    20h 47m
    $342–481

Dortmund to Bulgaria by night train, train, and tram

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration42h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$372Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,570.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 42m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Bulgaria?

Wizz Air flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Kassel Grüner Waldweg in around 30h 5m.

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