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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Borovets by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
    6h 48m
    $90–306

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
    8h 59m
    $86–352

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
    3. Take the bus from Kjustendil to Samokovbus
    29h 24m
    $111–118

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain41
    2. Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to KostenetstrainRe
    39h 5m
    $358–827

  5. Drive 1,930.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Borovetscar1,930.9 km
    17h 55m
    $318–460

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDUS - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
    8h 44m
    $110–313

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
    7h 13m
    $136–356

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
    8h 18m
    $90–343

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain41
    2. Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Pazardzhik Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
    32h 11m
    $161–292

  10. Bus via Skopje

    1. Take the bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
    3. Take the bus from Kjustendil to Samokovbus
    39h 13m

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Borovetscar
    17h 11m
    $317–1,510

Cologne to Borovets by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration32h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket$161Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Borovets, Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Cologne to Borovets via Kumanovo, Kyustendil, Kjustendil, and Samokov in around 29h 24m.

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