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

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There are 11 ways to get from Ilmenau 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 Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    9h 46m
    $290–536

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    28h 24m
    $100–140

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platzbus bus 215
    2. Take the train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Leipzig Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 10m

  4. Drive  1,559.9 km

    1. Drive from Ilmenau to Sofiacar car 1,559.9 km
    16h 33m
    $323–467

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

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    9h 11m
    $226–527

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    10h 5m
    $282–591

  7. Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane NUE - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    11h 55m
    $242–502

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

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf 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
    13h 19m
    $293–555

  9. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane PRG - SOF
    12h 13m
    $237–445

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plaue to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    28h 57m
    $207–270

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ilmenau to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    22h 6m
    $319–433

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,735.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 46m

What companies run services between Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and Bulgaria?

Citylines operates a bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost $100–140 and the journey takes 25h.

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