There are 10 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
7h 5m€134–320Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus
20h 30m€55–85Drive 1,481 km
- Drive from Sofia to Leipzigcar 1,481 km
15h 19m€208–301Fly Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane VAR - LEJ
6h 58m€250–663Fly 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
7h 7m€80–256Shuttle 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€167–505Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
22h 15m€199–441Bus via Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leipzig Goethestraßebus Racic Eurobus
24h 13m€76–101Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Chemnitz Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain Re6
26h 23m€91–133Drive, 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€299–422
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 58m and costs €250 - €700.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station 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 1320 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 7h 5m to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Leipzig bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €130 - €320. 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 5:58 AM in Bulgaria and 4:58 AM 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) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzig once a week. Tickets cost €55–85 and the journey takes 20h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Varna Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, 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
- €70–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 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
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–360
- 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
- €14–25
- 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
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- 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 Central Bus Station to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station 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
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leipzig Goethestraße
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Chemnitz Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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