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How to get fromSofia to Mainzby plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Mainz by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Frankfurt

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    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SOF - FRA
    5h 31m
    €97–236

  2. Bus, train via Leipzig

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus bus
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    26h 8m
    €132–378

  3. Drive  1,708 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Mainzcar car 1,708 km
    15h 12m
    €246–355

  4. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SOF - CGN
    2. Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    7h 9m
    €101–447

  5. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane SOF - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    7h 44m
    €98–370

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 91 / ...
    27h 47m
    €250–395

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus bus
    29h 54m
    €110–158

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Mainzcar car
    18h 33m
    €312–434

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

Calendar61Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,437.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 31m

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Mainz, Germany?

Lufthansa, Bulgaria Air, and Austrian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, Karat-S operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station once daily. Tickets cost €100–150 and the journey takes 29h 1m. Citylines also services this route 3 times a week.

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