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

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There are 9 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

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    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAM - SOF
    5h 53m
    $94–305

  2. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    23h 9m
    $309–417

  3. 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
    $159–301

  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 15m
    $163–444

  6. Fly Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane HAM - OTP
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    9h 28m
    $107–310

  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
    $118–398

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    27h 55m
    $120–290

  9. 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
    $138–165

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

Calendar45Weekly Planes
Duration4h 27mAverage 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, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Arda Tur operates a bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $282 and the journey takes 27h 55m. Citylines also services this route once a week.

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