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

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There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    6h 10m
    $122–335

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    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 24m
    $89–315

  3. 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
    $219–314

  4. Drive  1,654 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Sofiacar car 1,654 km
    15h 22m
    $273–394

  5. 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
    6h 46m
    $216–614

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    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 bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 34m
    $119–330

  7. 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
    $105–158

  8. 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 33m
    $106–159

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    20h 17m
    $330–453

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration3h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,503.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 10m

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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