There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Sofia by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
5h 8m$89–247Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
7h 8m$48–283Train, bus via Leipzig
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
30h 18m$214–782Train, night train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
41h 32m$368–747Drive 2,041.1 km
- Drive from Leuven to Sofiacar 2,041.1 km
18h 9m$364–526Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Leuven Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N84
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 46m$147–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
34h 57m$194–622Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
43h 23m$166Drive, car train
- Drive from Leuven to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
22h 58m$375–529
Leuven to Sofia by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $45 - $290 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $85 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Sofia Sever via Liege-Guillemins, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 32m.
The distance between Leuven and Sofia is 1729 km. The road distance is 2041.1 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Leipzig which takes 30h 18m and costs $210 - $800.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Leuven to Sofia, including transfers.
Leuven to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leuven Station.
Leuven to Sofia train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $85 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs $140 - $250 and takes 32h 46m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Brussels Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 32h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $24–260
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $24–260
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leuven Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +383 44198634
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $116
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Leuven to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Leuven. It is currently 6:00 AM in Leuven and 7:00 AM in Sofia.
Leuven to Sofia train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Sofia is 2041 km. It takes approximately 18h 9m to drive from Leuven to Sofia.
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