There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Paderborn by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Hannover Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SOF - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 16mFly to Dortmund Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Soest to Paderborn Hbftrain
6h 56m€83–360Bus, train via Dresden
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain 51
25h 32m€139–440Drive 1,824.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Paderborncar 1,824.1 km
16h 40m€262–379Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane SOF - FMO
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
9h 26m€174–425Fly 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 Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 6m€114–463Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
8h 35m€142–448Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
10h 14m€85–442Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn-Kasseler Tortrain
9h 36m€92–568Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Kassel Grüner Waldwegbus Citylines 9
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
31h 11m€118–206Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paderbornbus
35h 11m€115–145Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Kufsteincar
- Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Paderborncar
19h 47m€311–434
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Paderborn is to bus which costs €110 - €150 and takes 35h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Paderborn is to fly and train which takes 6h 56m and costs €80 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Paderborn. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at Paderborn via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 11m.
The distance between Sofia and Paderborn is 1649 km. The road distance is 1824.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Paderborn without a car is to bus and train via Dresden which takes 25h 32m and costs €130 - €440.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Sofia to Paderborn, including transfers.
Sofia to Paderborn bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
Sofia to Paderborn bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Paderborn is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:39 PM in Sofia and 4:39 PM in Paderborn.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Paderborn is 1824 km. It takes approximately 16h 40m to drive from Sofia to Paderborn.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Paderborn, Germany?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Paderborn via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 35h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- 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
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