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

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There are 13 ways to get from Paderborn to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMO - SOF
    9h 35m
    $133–402

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    6h 59m
    $67–489

  3. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    25h 55m
    $204–460

  4. Drive  1,826.6 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Sofiacar car 1,826.6 km
    16h 34m
    $301–435

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    8h 3m

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 25m
    $168–497

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane DTM - VAR
    7h 31m
    $171–428

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 31m
    $130–395

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    10h 57m
    $166–523

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 51
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 2m
    $139–269

  11. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    28h 20m
    $137–165

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Kasselbus bus N69
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h
    $118–171

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    21h 29m
    $317–445

Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration6h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$104Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,728.5 km
  • Duration: 9h 35m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Paderborn to Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Central Station in around 28h 20m.

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