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

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There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ZRH - SOF
    6h 12m
    $150–383

  2. Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BSL - SOF
    6h 29m
    $83–374

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus bus
    25h 38m
    $86–145

  4. Drive 1,676.1 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Sofiacar car 1,676.1 km
    16h 59m
    $338–489

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane ZRH - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 37m
    $158–439

  6. Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane BSL - BBU
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    9h 4m
    $119–438

  7. Train, bus via Verona

    1. Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain train Ic8 / ...
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    25h 53m
    $227–378

  8. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    30h 9m
    $270–315

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic81 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 37m
    $176–236

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration3h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket$107Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,420.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 12m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bern to Sofia via Kumanovo in around 25h 38m.

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