There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Heidelberg 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 Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 10m€98–282Fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane SOF - FKB
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 58m€79–246Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburgbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
24h 14m€193–468Drive 1,664.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Heidelbergcar 1,664.3 km
15h 9m€237–343Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SOF - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 52m€92–283Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Heidelberg Hbftrain
9h 11m€156–464Bus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus 109 / ...
27h 49m€139–213Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Mannheim Central Bus Stationbus
28h 45m€105–241Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Heidelbergcar
19h 9m€315–442
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Heidelberg is to fly and train which costs €90 - €290 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 6h 10m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 49m.
The distance between Sofia and Heidelberg is 1501 km. The road distance is 1664.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Heidelberg without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 14m and costs €190 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Sofia to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Sofia to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Heidelberg bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Nuremberg Central Bus Station.
Heidelberg is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:41 AM in Sofia and 11:41 PM in Heidelberg.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Heidelberg is 1664 km. It takes approximately 15h 9m to drive from Sofia to Heidelberg.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Nuremberg central bus station in around 27h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Ost to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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