There are 12 ways to get from Meppel to Sofia by train, plane, 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.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
6h 52m$137–352Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Meppel to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
7h 49m$74–405Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Deventer to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 36m$136–295Train, night train
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Arnhem Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
42h 11m$324–607Drive 2,018.5 km
- Drive from Meppel to Sofiacar 2,018.5 km
19h 57m$416–601Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
8h 51m$138–353Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbuerentrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMO - SOF
10h 46m$128–415Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
9h 34m$98–387Train, bus
- Take the train from Deventer to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain Nightjet
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
33h 57m$156–255Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Meppel to Groningentrain
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
35h 14m$319–339Bus
- Take the bus from [Meppel] Meppel busstation halte F to [Groningen] Voorzijde station, Stationswegbus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
36h 25mDrive, car train
- Drive from Meppel to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
24h 26m$360–506
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Meppel to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $70 - $410 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Meppel to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $130 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Meppel station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from [Meppel] Meppel busstation halte F and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Groningen central station and Bremen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Meppel to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Meppel and arriving at Sofia Sever via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 11m.
The distance between Meppel and Sofia is 1904 km. The road distance is 2018.5 km.
The best way to get from Meppel to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 32h 36m and costs $130 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Meppel to Sofia, including transfers.
Meppel to Sofia bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from [Meppel] Meppel busstation halte F.
Meppel to Sofia train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Zwolle station.
Meppel to Sofia bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at [Groningen] Voorzijde station, Stationsweg.
What companies run services between Meppel, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from [Meppel] Meppel busstation halte F to Sofia Central Bus Station via [Groningen] Voorzijde station, Stationsweg, Groningen central station, Bremen Fernbusterminal, and Bremen in around 36h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Deventer to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Deventer to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Deventer to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Arnhem Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- $95–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–80
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–410
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–22
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bremen to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $295
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Bus from [Meppel] Meppel busstation halte F to [Groningen] Voorzijde station, Stationsweg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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Booking & Getting There
Sofia is 1h ahead of Meppel. It is currently 4:28 PM in Meppel and 5:28 PM in Sofia.
Meppel to Sofia train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Arnhem Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meppel to Sofia is 2018 km. It takes approximately 19h 57m to drive from Meppel to Sofia.
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