There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Wacken Open Air by plane, train, car, car train, bus, or night 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 Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SOF - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain
8h 53m€114–401Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- 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 Itzehoetrain
10h 45m€82–469Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Wacken Open Aircar
24h 43m€282–395Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
27h 34m€177–356Train, 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 train from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
40h 21m€308–676Fly 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 Itzehoetrain
11h 59m€119–601Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SOF - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain
12h 27m€190–508Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Adenauerallee 78 1bus Citylines 9
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
38h 31m€134–256Drive 1,900.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to Wacken Open Aircar 1,900.4 km
19h 35m€281–405
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Wacken Open Air is to bus and train which costs €130 - €260 and takes 38h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Wacken Open Air is to fly and train which takes 8h 53m and costs €110 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Wacken Open Air. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Itzehoe via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 21m.
The distance between Sofia and Wacken Open Air is 1682 km. The road distance is 1900.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Wacken Open Air without a car is to bus and train via Bratislava which takes 27h 34m and costs €170 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Sofia to Wacken Open Air, including transfers.
Sofia to Wacken Open Air train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Wacken Open Air train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Wacken Open Air is 1900 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Sofia to Wacken Open Air.
There are 409+ hotels available in Wacken Open Air.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Wacken Open Air, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Wacken Open Air. 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, take the train to Itzehoe, walk to Heeslingen Heimathaus, take the line 6170 bus to Wacken Mühlenweg, then walk to Wacken Open Air. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sofia to Wacken Open Air via Villach Hbf ARZ and Hamburg-Altona in around 24h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Hamburg Hbf
- *
- €130–210
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- 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
- €23
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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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