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

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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STR - SOF
    6h 32m
    $83–332

  2. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    4. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMM - SOF
    8h 16m
    $66–464

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    26h 35m
    $100–150

  4. Drive  1,614.9 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Sofiacar car 1,614.9 km
    14h 50m
    $266–385

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    6h 9m
    $138–345

  6. Line 85569 train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Marktplatz to Rastatttrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FKB - SOF
    6h 21m

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane STR - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 51m
    $110–397

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ZRH - SOF
    8h 27m
    $148–411

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof 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
    8h 34m
    $135–340

  10. Bus via Централни Хали

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    27h 43m
    $103–150

  11. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    28h 7m
    $158–177

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration4h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$50Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,402.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 32m

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.

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