There are 9 ways to get from Apolda to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Apolda to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LEJ - SOF
7h 58m$170–405Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Naumburg(Saale)Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Racic Eurobus
23h 49m$82–139Drive 1,513.9 km
- Drive from Apolda to Sofiacar 1,513.9 km
15h 57m$250–361Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
8h 18m$155–379Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Apolda to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BER - SOF
7h 43m$106–311Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NUE - SOF
7h 5m$95–351Bus
- Take the bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
26h 4m$100–150Train, bus via Niš
- Take the train from Naumburg(Saale)Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
28h 35m$142–267Drive, car train
- Drive from Apolda to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
15h 53m$330–1,274
Apolda to Sofia by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Apolda to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $80 - $140 and takes 23h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Apolda to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $95 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Apolda to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Apolda, Busbahnhof and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Weimar Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 4m.
The distance between Apolda and Sofia is 1388 km. The road distance is 1513.9 km.
The best way to get from Apolda to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 49m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Apolda to Sofia, including transfers.
Apolda to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Weimar Bus Station.
Apolda to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Apolda. It is currently 9:21 PM in Apolda and 10:21 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Apolda to Sofia is 1514 km. It takes approximately 15h 57m to drive from Apolda to Sofia.
What companies run services between Apolda, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 24h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Apolda to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Naumburg(Saale)Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Apolda to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Naumburg(Saale)Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Naumburg(Saale)Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Naumburg(Saale)Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $450–500
- Car Compartment
- $800–950
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Weimar Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Leipzig to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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