There are 10 ways to get from Utrecht to Sofia by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
5h 54m$125–334Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
6h 28m$61–377Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Praha hl.n.train European Sleeper
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 3m$153–305Drive 2,071.4 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Sofiacar 2,071.4 km
18h 29m$427–617Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
7h 31m$94–385Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
7h 59m$122–325Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
29hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
34h 50m$159–263Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Kasselbus N69
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
36h 10m$152–224Drive, car train
- Drive from Utrecht to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
22h 25m$393–545
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $60 - $380 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $120 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Utrecht and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h.
The distance between Utrecht and Sofia is 1809 km. The road distance is 2071.4 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Prague which takes 28h 3m and costs $150 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Utrecht to Sofia, including transfers.
Utrecht to Sofia bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Utrecht station.
Utrecht to Sofia bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Utrecht. It is currently 8:57 PM in Utrecht and 9:57 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Sofia is 2071 km. It takes approximately 18h 29m to drive from Utrecht to Sofia.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Utrecht to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 29h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $9–15
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–22
Train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $10–15
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- 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 Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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