There are 9 ways to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SOF - LEJ
6h 44m€141–323Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to Leipzigbus
20h 30m€55–85Drive 1,481 km
- Drive from Sofia to Leipzigcar 1,481 km
15h 19m€212–307Fly Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane VAR - LEJ
6h 58m€240–662Fly Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 46m€82–247Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane OTP - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 54m€165–499Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
22h 15m€189–420Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Leipzigbus
27h 43m€110–186Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Leipzigcar
16h 27m€302–427
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €140 - €330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia and arriving at Leipzig. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 20h 30m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Leipzig is 1318 km. The road distance is 1481 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig without a car is to bus which takes 20h 30m and costs €55 - €85.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Leipzig bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €85 and takes 20h 30m.
Bulgaria to Leipzig bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Leipzig station.
Leipzig is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 6:28 PM in Bulgaria and 5:28 PM in Leipzig.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Leipzig, Germany?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Bulgaria Air fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Sofia to Leipzig once a week. Tickets cost €55–85 and the journey takes 20h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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