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

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There are 12 ways to get from Heidelberg to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STR - SOF
    6h 29m
    $93–298

  2. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMM - SOF
    8h 12m
    $69–303

  3. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    23h 13m
    $185–317

  4. Drive  1,654 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Sofiacar car 1,654 km
    15h 22m
    $343–495

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    6h 29m
    $121–329

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane FRA - VAR
    7h 5m
    $215–518

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    10h 1m
    $124–338

  8. Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FKB - SOF
    6h 54m
    $85–398

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    24h 28m
    $205–287

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    28h 19m
    $106–158

  11. Bus via Централни Хали

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    29h 34m
    $107–159

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    20h 2m
    $327–444

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$55Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,413.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 29m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station in around 28h 19m.

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