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There are 12 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 40m
    $134–396

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane NUE - SOF
    8h 39m
    $85–511

  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
    $130–354

  4. Drive  1,626.1 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Sofiacar car 1,626.1 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 17m
    $248–635

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

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    9h 57m
    $114–569

  7. 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 Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    11h 5m
    $142–391

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane BER - VAR
    9h 47m
    $218–739

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane FRA - BOJ
    8h 44m
    $195–438

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h 48m
    $122–205

  11. Train, bus #2

    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
    $289–443

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    19h 24m
    $311–435

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar58Weekly Planes
Duration3h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket$85Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,600.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 40m

What companies run services between Europe and Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Bulgaria. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Serdika via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Dresden-Neustadt, Bratislava hl.st., Bratislava, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Central Station in around 26h 51m.

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