There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Groningen by plane, train, bus, 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€132–331Fly 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 17m€72–374Bus, train via Kelebia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Kelebia to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
29h 21m€277–530Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
29h 48m€141–285Drive 2,013.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Groningencar 2,013.1 km
19h 35m€420–606Fly 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
11h 3m€115–514Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SOF - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
10h 20m€97–349Fly 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
11h 58m€174–493Fly 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 54m€155–409Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bremenbus
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central stationbus N75 / ...
33h 9m€96–140Bus 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€131–177Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Groningencar
24h 31m€322–444
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Groningen is to bus which costs €95 - €140 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 - €340.
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.
The distance between Sofia and Groningen is 1983 km. The road distance is 2013.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Groningen without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 48m and costs €140 - €290.
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 bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Bremen station.
Groningen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:31 AM in Sofia and 11:31 PM in Groningen.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Groningen is 2013 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Sofia to Groningen.
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
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- 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
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- 2nd Class
- €6–7
- 1st Class
- €7–10
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Kelebia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- 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
- €14–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- 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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