There are 13 ways to get from Enschede to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, 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.
Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMO - SOF
9h 4m$187–483Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Enschede to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
8h 14m$82–422Train, bus via Leipzig
- Take the train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 26m$148–319Train, night train
- Take the train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hamm to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
41h 33m$410–803Drive 1,953.1 km
- Drive from Enschede to Sofiacar 1,953.1 km
19h$403–582Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Enschede to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
7h 40m$141–372Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
7h 37mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Enschede to Duelmentrain
- Take the train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUS - SOF
9h 47m$110–449Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
8h 32m$93–452Bus
- Take the bus from Enschede to Hanover central bus stationbus N81 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 25m$106–161Train, bus
- Take the train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
32h 38m$149–337Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
40h 3m$170–296Drive, car train
- Drive from Enschede to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
23h 37m$353–496
Enschede to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Enschede to Sofia is to bus which costs $100 - $170 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Enschede to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs $140 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Enschede to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Enschede and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Hannover. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Enschede to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Enschede and arriving at Sofia Sever via Muenster(Westf)Hbf, Hamm, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 33m.
The distance between Enschede and Sofia is 1677 km. The road distance is 1953.1 km.
The best way to get from Enschede to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Leipzig which takes 29h 26m and costs $140 - $320.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Enschede to Sofia, including transfers.
Enschede to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Enschede station.
Enschede to Sofia train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Enschede station.
Enschede to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
What companies run services between Enschede, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Enschede to Sofia Central Bus Station via Hannover in around 32h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–360
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Duelmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Duelmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–22
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- $65–110
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Enschede to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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Booking & Getting There
Sofia is 1h ahead of Enschede. It is currently 9:07 AM in Enschede and 10:07 AM in Sofia.
Enschede to Sofia train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Muenster(Westf)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Enschede to Sofia is 1953 km. It takes approximately 19h to drive from Enschede to Sofia.
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