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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 19m
    $126–319

  2. Train, bus via Leipzig

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Racic Eurobus
    25h 59m
    $97–177

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    14h 55m
    $311–1,245

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane FRA - VAR
    8h 48m
    $280–638

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    9h 31m
    $240–608

  6. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane NUE - SOF
    9h 9m
    $122–370

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    10h 6m
    $113–419

  8. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    10h 21m
    $118–457

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    27h 47m
    $131–191

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    28h 1m
    $129–186

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    28h 19m
    $157–190

  12. Drive 1,623.4 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Sofiacar car 1,623.4 km
    16h 38m
    $268–387

Europe to Bulgaria by bus and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration28h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$129Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Europe and Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Bulgaria. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the line 4 subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Serdika via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Leipzig Hbf, Leipzig Goethestraße, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Central Station in around 25h 59m.

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