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

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There are 11 ways to get from Jena to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LEJ - SOF
    8h 15m
    $190–492

  2. Bus via Leipzig

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N1389 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 8m
    $74–123

  3. Drive  1,500.3 km

    1. Drive from Jena to Sofiacar car 1,500.3 km
    15h 40m
    $248–357

  4. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 33m
    $166–557

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

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    8h 14m
    $101–475

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    8h 51m
    $181–820

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane NUE - OTP
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 41m
    $124–625

  8. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55 / ...
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 37m
    $111–260

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    26h 6m
    $105–225

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Saalfeld(Saale)train train Rb / ...
    2. Take the train from Saalfeld to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 43m
    $271–433

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Jena to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    22h 19m
    $327–459

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration5h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$112Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,403.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 15m

What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Jena bus station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Leipzig central train station and Leipzig in around 24h 8m.

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