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

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There are 8 ways to get from Heidelberg to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    5h 53m
    $110–332

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    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 7m
    $91–300

  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 16m
    $221–313

  4. Drive  1,666.4 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Sofiacar car 1,666.4 km
    15h 1m
    $275–397

  5. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    8h 18m
    $147–442

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    28h 54m
    $112–152

  7. Bus via Karlsruhe

    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 26m
    $105–168

  8. 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

Calendar58Weekly Planes
Duration3h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket$85Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,498.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 53m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?

Citylines operates a bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $110–150 and the journey takes 27h 35m.

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