There are 12 ways to get from America to Rila Monastery by train, plane, bus, taxi, car, or car train
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Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
10h 53m$83–317Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Venlo to Ulm Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Dupnitsabus
- Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi
31h 5m$264–909Drive 2,064.4 km
- Drive from America to Rila Monasterycar 2,064.4 km
19h 4m$426–615Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
12h 28m$99–344Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
12h 7m$162–374Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Venlo to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane DTM - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Rila Monasterycar
10h 49m$157–507Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
12h 55m$117–431Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
13h 14m$156–430Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven 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
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
14h 33m$119–375Bus
- Take the bus from Venlo to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
31h 20mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the bus from Eindhoven JF Kennedylaan/Limbopad to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus
37h 54m$134–204Drive, car train
- Drive from America to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rila Monasterycar
17h 42m$346–1,533
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Rila Monastery is to train and fly and bus which costs $80 - $320 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from America to Rila Monastery is to train and fly and drive which takes 10h 49m and costs $150 - $550.
The distance between America and Rila Monastery is 1851 km. The road distance is 2064.4 km.
The best way to get from America to Rila Monastery without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 31h 5m and costs $260 - $950.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from America to Rila Monastery, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between America to Rila Monastery is 2064 km. It takes approximately 19h 4m to drive from America to Rila Monastery.
There are 107+ hotels available in Rila Monastery.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from America to Rila Monastery via Sevenum, Berghemweg, Venlo, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade New Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Central Station, Serdika, Sofia Serdika, Sofia University, and Sofia Vasil Levski Monument in around 31h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–310
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Skopje International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–15
- 1st Class
- $15–25
Train from Venlo to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $18–30
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $35–60
Train from Eindhoven to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–307
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $302–307
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–170
- Seating Carriage
- $35–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $25–28
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monastery
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg 231 to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Venlo to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Eindhoven JF Kennedylaan/Limbopad to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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