There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CGN - SOF
5h 30m$71–243Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)EIN - SOF
7h 53m$67–340Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf1 / ...
- Take the bus from Regensburg DE Bahnhofstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
25h$159–291Drive 1,859.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Sofia1,859.1 km
16h 38m$307–443Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)DUS - SOF
7h 20m$96–301Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)FRA - SOF
6h 2m$125–343Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)DTM - SOF
7h$82–300Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644 / ...
29h 12m$90–142Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
33h 30m$147–244Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofia
15h 49m$317–1,490
Cologne to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Sofia is to bus which costs $90 - $150 and takes 29h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $70 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 30m.
The distance between Cologne and Sofia is 1564 km. The road distance is 1859.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Cologne to Sofia, including transfers.
Cologne to Sofia bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $70 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $150 and takes 29h 12m.
Cologne to Sofia bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 6:36 AM in Cologne and 7:36 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop twice a week. Tickets cost $85–130 and the journey takes 28h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Regensburg DE Bahnhofstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Köln Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- 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
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
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