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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Rila Monastery by train, plane, taxi, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    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
    3. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    9h 52m
    $253–476

  2. Train, bus, taxi #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    31h 42m
    $142–232

  3. Train, bus, taxi

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsabus bus
    4. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    29h 2m
    $150–277

  4. Drive  1,724.2 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Rila Monasterycar car 1,724.2 km
    18h 5m
    $284–411

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    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
    5. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    11h 15m
    $238–627

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    3. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    11h 17m
    $229–570

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    5. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    11h 31m
    $293–833

  8. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    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
    4. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    11h 36m
    $206–689

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, taxi

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane FRA - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    13h 41m
    $192–389

  10. Train, bus, taxi via Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Dupnitsabus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    30h 9m
    $193–353

  11. Train, bus, taxi #3

    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
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train Ic / ...
    5. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    33h 32m
    $308–408

  12. 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 Rila Monasterycar car
    20h 36m
    $331–455

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar72Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$66Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,701.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 52m

What companies run services between Europe and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Rila Monastery. 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), then take the taxi to Rila Monastery. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Dresden Hauptbahnhof, walk to Dresden, take the bus to Sofia Central Bus Station, take the bus to Dupnitsa, then take the taxi to Rila Monastery.

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