There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Leeuwarden 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 Leeuwardentrain
8h 24m€128–335Fly 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 Leeuwardentrain
9h 11m€80–377Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Hannoverbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 56
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Leeuwardentrain
34h 1m€129–279Train, 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 nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Deventernighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zwolle to Leeuwardentrain
43h 7m€160–291Drive 2,072.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Leeuwardencar 2,072.1 km
20h 14m€381–549Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SOF - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwardentrain
10h 5m€135–383Fly 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 Leeuwardentrain
10h 18m€103–392Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Rheinetrain
- Take the train from Rheine to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Leeuwardentrain
10h 28mFly 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 Leeuwardentrain
12h 25m€198–432Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Leeuwardenbus 075
38h 40m€137–188Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leeuwardencar
25h 12m€331–457
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Leeuwarden is to bus which costs €130 - €190 and takes 38h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Leeuwarden is to fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Leeuwarden. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Leeuwarden via Bremen Fernbusterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Leeuwarden. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Leeuwarden via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Deventer and Zwolle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 7m.
The distance between Sofia and Leeuwarden is 1972 km. The road distance is 2072.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Leeuwarden without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 1m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Sofia to Leeuwarden, including transfers.
Sofia to Leeuwarden bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Leeuwarden train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Leeuwarden bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Bremen Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Leeuwarden, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leeuwarden via Bremen Central Bus Station and Bremen Fernbusterminal in around 38h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
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
- 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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- 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 Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Leeuwarden is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:10 AM in Sofia and 5:10 AM in Leeuwarden.
Sofia to Leeuwarden train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Leeuwarden is 2072 km. It takes approximately 20h 14m to drive from Sofia to Leeuwarden.
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