There are 8 ways to get from Kulmbach to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kulmbach to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NUE - SOF
8h 34m$63–402Train, bus
- Take the train from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Hof Hbftrain Re35
- Take the bus from Hof Bahnhofsplatz to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
26h 5m$108–186Drive 1,507.1 km
- Drive from Kulmbach to Sofiacar 1,507.1 km
14h 26m$249–359Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Kulmbach to Bambergtrain
- Take the train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
9h 14m$167–473Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kulmbach to Bambergtrain
- Take the train from Bamberg to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
8h 26m$160–488Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Kulmbach to Pegnitztrain
- Take the train from Pegnitz to Chebtrain
- Take the bus from Cheb Central Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
10h 43m$85–335Bus
- Take the bus from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbfbus Re30
- Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
28h 23mBus via Munich
- Take the bus from Bayreuth central train station to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 234 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 50m$148–206
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kulmbach to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $100 - $190 and takes 26h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kulmbach to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $160 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Kulmbach to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Kulmbach Bayreuther Straße and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Bayreuth Hbf and Nuremberg Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 23m.
The distance between Kulmbach and Sofia is 1358 km. The road distance is 1507.1 km.
The best way to get from Kulmbach to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 5m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Kulmbach to Sofia, including transfers.
Kulmbach to Sofia bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Bayreuth Hbf station.
Kulmbach to Sofia bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Kulmbach. It is currently 3:01 AM in Kulmbach and 4:01 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Kulmbach to Sofia is 1507 km. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from Kulmbach to Sofia.
What companies run services between Kulmbach, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kulmbach Bayreuther Straße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Bayreuth Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Nuremberg Central Bus Station in around 28h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kulmbach to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kulmbach to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kulmbach to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kulmbach to Pegnitz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pegnitz to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis
Train from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- agilis
Train from Kulmbach to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- agilis
Train from Kulmbach to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bamberg to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bamberg to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Hof Bahnhofsplatz to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Cheb Central Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $231
- Website
- Arda Tur
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayreuth central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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