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

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  1. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    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
    7h 58m
    $187–467

  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
    $311–449

  4. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    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 16m
    $161–556

  5. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    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
    7h 56m
    $76–372

  6. Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    3. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DRS - SOF
    9h 23m
    $132–454

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    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 34m
    $153–601

  8. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane PRG - SOF
    10h 15m
    $101–311

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    25h 58m
    $103–224

  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 36m
    $258–312

  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
    $324–439

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

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration5h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$115Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,399.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 58m

What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Sofia, 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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