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

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There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 45m
    $143–352

  2. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    10h 29m
    $97–560

  3. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 51m
    $126–242

  4. Drive  1,624.5 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Sofiacar car 1,624.5 km
    16h 38m
    $268–387

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane FRA - VAR
    9h 22m
    $237–651

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    11h 17m
    $141–378

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    10h 8m
    $128–498

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Eisenach central bus station to Erfurt central train stationbus bus 020
    2. Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h 10m
    $105–148

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 59m
    $278–365

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    19h 9m
    $311–425

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar72Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$66Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,600.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 45m

What companies run services between Europe and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach central bus station, Erfurt central train station, and Erfurt Central Bus Station in around 29h 10m.

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