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

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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STR - SOF
    6h 5m
    $83–320

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    4. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMM - SOF
    7h 48m
    $60–415

  3. Train, bus via Salzburg

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    24h 27m
    $191–331

  4. Drive  1,579.4 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Sofiacar car 1,579.4 km
    15h 19m
    $261–376

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    6h 52m
    $134–392

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn 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 17m
    $146–479

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus N3205 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    26h 40m
    $107–150

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain train 85462 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    30h 26m

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

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration4h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$50Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,370 km
  • Duration: 6h 5m

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

You can take a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal in around 26h 40m.

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