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

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There are 10 ways to get from Groningen to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    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 30m
    $146–382

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    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 27m
    $88–435

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 56
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 29m
    $168–426

  4. Drive  2,012.6 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Sofiacar car 2,012.6 km
    19h 32m
    $415–600

  5. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRE - SOF
    9h 51m
    $121–421

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    10h 3m
    $113–448

  7. Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    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 Ibbenbuerentrain train
    4. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMO - SOF
    11h 33m
    $207–494

  8. 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
    $103–155

  9. Bus via Sofia Serdica Bus Station

    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 50m
    $143–205

  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: 1,981 km
  • Duration: 7h 30m

What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Sofia, 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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