There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Kiel by plane, train, car, car train, or bus
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Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SOF - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 8m€96–321Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
24h 20m€279–390Bus, train via Dresden
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain 27
25h 49m€154–550Drive 1,915.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kielcar 1,915.9 km
19h 20m€273–394Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane SOF - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 34m€132–479Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 57m€102–554Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Adenauerallee 78 1bus Citylines 9
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re70 / ...
37h 8m€148–210
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Kiel is to fly and train which costs €95 - €330 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 7h 8m and costs €95 - €330.
The distance between Sofia and Kiel is 1701 km. The road distance is 1915.9 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kiel without a car is to bus and train via Dresden which takes 25h 49m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Sofia to Kiel, including transfers.
Kiel is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:22 PM in Sofia and 10:22 PM in Kiel.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Kiel is 1916 km. It takes approximately 19h 20m to drive from Sofia to Kiel.
There are 1711+ hotels available in Kiel.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Kiel, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Kiel. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Hamburg Airport (HAM), walk to Hamburg Airport, take the train to Hamburg Hbf, then take the train to Kiel Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sofia to Kiel via Villach Hbf and Hamburg Hbf in around 24h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- 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
- €140–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- 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
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- *
- €40–65
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Adenauerallee 78 1
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- Citylines
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