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

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There are 11 ways to get from Groningen to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    7h 47m
    $149–357

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    9h 37m
    $122–432

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    5. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 35m
    $159–350

  4. Drive 2,012.6 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Sofiacar car 2,012.6 km
    19h 33m
    $415–600

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane AMS - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    9h 52m
    $157–374

  6. Bus, train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the bus from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)bus bus
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HAM - VAR
    10h 24m

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Rheinetrain train
    4. Take the train from Rheine to Holzwickedetrain train
    5. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    10h 14m

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus N75 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    33h 24m
    $197–312

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)bus bus
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train 56
    3. Take the bus from Bremen to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 20m

  10. Bus via Serdika

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus N75 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    34h 57m
    $148–223

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    24h 15m
    $357–503

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration5hAverage Duration
Ticket$141Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,985.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 47m

What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Bremen Fernbusterminal and Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse in around 33h 24m.

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