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

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

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  1. Fly Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAM - SOF
    5h 53m
    $114–355

  2. Train, bus via Bratislava

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train rj 175
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 33m
    $98–162

  3. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    23h 23m
    $307–415

  4. Drive  1,823.4 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Sofiacar car 1,823.4 km
    18h 51m
    $301–434

  5. Fly Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HAM - VAR
    6h 10m
    $163–484

  6. Fly Hamburg Airport to Burgas Airport

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane HAM - BOJ
    5h 32m
    $105–367

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    7h 40m
    $105–421

  8. Fly Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane HAM - OTP
    2. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    10h 41m
    $117–304

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 44m
    $149–299

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    27h 55m
    $120–280

  11. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    32h 47m
    $136–164

Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$73Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,596.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 53m

What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Bulgaria?

Wizz Air, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Arda Tur operates a bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $278 and the journey takes 27h 55m. Citylines also services this route once a week.

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