There are 12 ways to get from Venlo 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 Eindhoven Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
6h 12m$62–400Bus
- Take the bus from Venlo to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
26h 23mDrive 1,949.2 km
- Drive from Venlo to Sofiacar 1,949.2 km
17h 18m$402–581Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUS - SOF
8h 5m$95–344Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
7h 25m$142–379Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Venlo to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
7h 33m$77–468Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
7h 49m$115–331Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Roermond to Maastrichttrain
- Take the bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg 231 to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
8h 53m$80–380Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Venlo to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
27h 20m$240–782Train, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
34h 20m$144–244Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
36h 45m$175–800Drive, car train
- Drive from Venlo to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
22h 1m$368–518
Venlo to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venlo to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $80 - $380 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Venlo to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $60 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Venlo to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Venlo and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 23m.
The distance between Venlo and Sofia is 1743 km. The road distance is 1949.2 km.
The best way to get from Venlo to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 26h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Venlo to Sofia, including transfers.
Venlo to Sofia bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Venlo station.
Venlo to Sofia bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Venlo. It is currently 5:34 PM in Venlo and 6:34 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Venlo to Sofia is 1949 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Venlo to Sofia.
What companies run services between Venlo, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Venlo to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 26h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Blerick to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Venlo to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
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