There are 12 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
6h 24m$89–296Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMM - SOF
7h 59m$74–393Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
26h 35m$100–150Drive 1,614.9 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Sofiacar 1,614.9 km
14h 50m$266–385Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
6h 14m$116–345Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane STR - VAR
6h 55m$228–705Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
6h 51m$230–624Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane STR - BOJ
6h 12m$155–438Line 85569 train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Marktplatz to Rastatttrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FKB - SOF
6h 21mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 39m$124–320Bus via Централни Хали
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
27h 42m$104–152Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
28h 7m$160–179
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $100 - $150 and takes 26h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $150 - $440.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 26h 35m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Bulgaria is 1400 km. The road distance is 1614.9 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 26h 35m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Karlsruhe to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station.
Karlsruhe to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Karlsruhe. It is currently 7:18 PM in Karlsruhe and 8:18 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Bulgaria is 1615 km. It takes approximately 14h 50m to drive from Karlsruhe to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 26h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Citylines
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