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How to get fromStockholm to Bulgariaby plane, bus, car, train, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Stockholm to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, train, or car train

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  1. Fly to Sofia Airport

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    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ARN - SOF
    7h 50m
    $102–347

  2. Bus via Zagreb

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus bus N981
    37h 34m

  3. Drive  2,923.4 km

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Sofiacar car 2,923.4 km
    29h 55m
    $548–791

  4. Fly to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane ARN - VAR
    8h 17m
    $231–536

  5. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane ARN - OTP
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 5m
    $114–362

  6. Fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane ARN - BOJ
    5h 49m
    $112–439

  7. Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane ARN - BBU
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    11h 50m
    $121–360

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10301
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    38h 45m
    $232–459

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    2d

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain train 461
    2d 11h
    $252–297

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Stockholm to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    34h 22m
    $506–717

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration6h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket$64Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,977.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 50m

What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Bulgaria?

Wizz Air, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Sofia via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Zagreb in around 37h 34m.

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