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

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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAJ - SOF
    8h 46m

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    6h 32m
    $95–437

  3. 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
    25h 55m
    $143–424

  4. Drive  1,826.6 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Sofiacar car 1,826.6 km
    16h 30m
    $301–435

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    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
    7h 37m

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMO - SOF
    9h 11m
    $200–492

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    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 3m
    $160–517

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    10h 17m
    $103–509

  9. 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 13m
    $139–168

  10. 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
    $117–171

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    21h 31m
    $317–445

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration5h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$102Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,647.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 46m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Paderborn to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 28h 13m.

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