There are 13 ways to get from Sofia to Groningen 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 to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
8h 19m€137–330Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain
9h 10m€83–393Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
30h 16m€125–505Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
43h 56m€284–718Drive 2,013.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Groningencar 2,013.2 km
19h 35m€358–517Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane SOF - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
10h 23m€110–366Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SOF - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
10h 11m€123–471Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane SOF - FMO
- Take the train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
12h 19m€194–400Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
10h 46m€143–516Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
10h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bremenbus
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central stationbus N75 / ...
33h 9m€95–143Bus via Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central stationbus N75 / ...
36h 45m€130–180Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Groningencar
24h 32m€310–434
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Groningen is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 33h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Groningen is to fly and train which takes 8h 19m and costs €130 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Groningen station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Groningen central station via Bremen Fernbusterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Groningen. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Groningen via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Dresden Hauptbahnhof and Leer(Ostfriesl). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 56m.
The distance between Sofia and Groningen is 1983 km. The road distance is 2013.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Groningen without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 16m and costs €120 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Sofia to Groningen, including transfers.
Sofia to Groningen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Groningen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Groningen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Bremen station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Groningen, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Groningen central station via Bremen and Bremen Fernbusterminal in around 33h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €13–19
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bremen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Citylines
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More Questions & Answers
Groningen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 2:44 PM in Sofia and 1:44 PM in Groningen.
Sofia to Groningen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Groningen is 2013 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Sofia to Groningen.
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