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

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There are 9 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 21m
    $296–557

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    27h 29m
    $234–295

  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 4m

  4. Drive  1,623.2 km

    1. Drive from Ilmenau to Sofiacar car 1,623.2 km
    14h 54m
    $268–387

  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
    8h 37m
    $243–543

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane FRA - VAR
    9h 57m
    $390–836

  7. 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
    9h 50m
    $306–790

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

    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 bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    11h 45m
    $293–552

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ilmenau to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    22h 8m
    $323–454

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration3h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,735.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 21m

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 $100–150 and the journey takes 25h.

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