There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Cottbus by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 41m€69–207Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re18
22h 52m€79–143Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadttrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
36h 57m€158–301Drive 1,441.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Cottbuscar 1,441.7 km
16h 10m€206–297Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane SOF - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 14m€120–321Fly to Zielona Gora, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zielona Gora (IEG)plane SOF - IEG
- Take the train from Zbaszynek to Frankfurt(Oder)train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
12h 12m€118–366Fly to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane SOF - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelectrain
- Take the train from Goerlitz to Cottbus Hbftrain
9h 52m€80–241Bus, train via Prague
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zittau stationbus 239
- Take the train from Zittau to Cottbus Hbftrain Rb
29h 38m€139–227
Sofia to Cottbus by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Cottbus is to bus and train which costs €75 - €150 and takes 22h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Cottbus is to fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Cottbus. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 57m.
The distance between Sofia and Cottbus is 1425 km. The road distance is 1441.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cottbus without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 52m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Sofia to Cottbus, including transfers.
Sofia to Cottbus train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Cottbus is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 9:32 AM in Sofia and 8:32 AM in Cottbus.
Sofia to Cottbus train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Cottbus is 1442 km. It takes approximately 16h 10m to drive from Sofia to Cottbus.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Cottbus, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Cottbus. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), walk to Flughafen BER, take the train to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf, then take the train to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via Dresden, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, and Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt in around 22h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zielona Gora via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zielona Gora via Vienna, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zielona Gora via Belgrade, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €55–85
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zbaszynek to Frankfurt(Oder)
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Goerlitz to Cottbus Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Zittau to Cottbus Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- 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 Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zittau station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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