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

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There are 13 ways to get from Hanover to Bulgaria by plane, car train, car, train, or bus

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  1. Fly Hannover Airport to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAJ - SOF
    7h 48m
    $169–385

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    7h 19m
    $78–409

  3. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    21h 22m
    $305–412

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    25h 15m
    $128–237

  5. Drive  1,732.7 km

    1. Drive from Hanover to Sofiacar car 1,732.7 km
    17h 9m
    $286–413

  6. Fly Hannover Airport to Burgas Airport

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane HAJ - BOJ
    5h 22m
    $121–339

  7. Fly Hannover Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HAJ - VAR
    6h
    $250–505

  8. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HAM - VAR
    7h 34m
    $190–528

  9. Fly Hannover Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane HAJ - OTP
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    9h 38m
    $163–366

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    7h 43m
    $178–423

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 30m
    $85–130

  12. Bus via Serdika

    1. Take the bus from Lister Meile 11 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h 37m
    $128–167

  13. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    30h 16m
    $143–171

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar46Weekly Planes
Duration6h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$93Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,522.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 48m

What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Bulgaria?

Lufthansa, Air Serbia, and two other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost $85–130 and the journey takes 28h 30m.

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