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

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There are 10 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
    $148–384

  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
    8h 44m
    $90–436

  3. Train, bus via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train 56
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27
    5. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 39m
    $205–462

  4. Drive  2,012.6 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Sofiacar car 2,012.6 km
    19h 32m
    $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
    $145–379

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    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 9m
    $212–605

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus N75 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    33h 30m
    $104–155

  8. Bus via Serdika

    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 31m
    $311–322

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train 56
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    35h 28m
    $157–282

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain 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

Calendar52Weekly Planes
Duration5h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$98Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,985.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 47m

What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bremen Fernbusterminal and Bremen in around 33h 30m.

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