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How to get fromLeiden to Sofiaby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Leiden to Sofia by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    best
    1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    5h 39m
    $124–317

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    7h 25m
    $96–375

  3. Train, bus via Prague

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 5m
    $202–378

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train Rj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    6. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train Ic / ...
    41h 45m
    $463–881

  5. Drive 2,119.7 km

    1. Drive from Leiden to Sofiacar car 2,119.7 km
    19h
    $437–631

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    7h 23m
    $108–295

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 58m

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 23m
    $182–523

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    36h 5m
    $176–413

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leiden to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    23h 11m
    $403–569

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

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Duration5hAverage Duration
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  • Distance: 1,792.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 39m

What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?

Bulgaria Air, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leiden, Hogewoerd to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Den Haag, Den Haag Centraal, The Hague, Rotterdam Central Station, Rotterdam, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 30h 58m.

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