There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Kaiserslautern 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
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
6h 48m€107–324Fly 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 Baden-Baden to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
8h 26m€91–321Bus, train via Salzburg
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburgbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain Re1
25h 14m€204–553Drive 1,703 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kaiserslauterncar 1,703 km
16h 10m€243–350Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SOF - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
7h 13m€99–350Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)plane SOF - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
8h 41m€94–435Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
9h 13m€144–542Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Mannheim Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain Re1
28h 36m€111–289Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain Re1
29h 32m€126–210Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Kaiserslauterncar
19h 13m€320–447
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Kaiserslautern is to fly and train which costs €95 - €350 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Kaiserslautern is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs €100 - €330.
The distance between Sofia and Kaiserslautern is 1547 km. The road distance is 1703 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kaiserslautern without a car is to bus and train via Salzburg which takes 25h 14m and costs €200 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Sofia to Kaiserslautern, including transfers.
Kaiserslautern is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:24 AM in Sofia and 3:24 AM in Kaiserslautern.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Kaiserslautern is 1703 km. It takes approximately 16h 10m to drive from Sofia to Kaiserslautern.
There are 422+ hotels available in Kaiserslautern.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Kaiserslautern, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Kaiserslautern. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Kaiserslautern, Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Kaiserslautern, Hbf via Salzburg, Salzburg Hbf, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 25h 14m.
- 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 Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
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 Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
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
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Baden-Baden to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Baden-Baden to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €100–130
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