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There are 10 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
    7h 53m
    $124–317

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    10h 1m
    $82–516

  3. Train, bus via Leipzig

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofiabus bus
    24h 50m
    $100–179

  4. 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

  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 29m
    $239–607

  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
    8h 46m
    $101–374

  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
    9h 48m
    $105–388

  8. Train, bus

    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
    $141–189

  9. Train, bus via Pristina

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    29h 17m

  10. Drive 1,623.4 km

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

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar59Weekly Planes
Duration3h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket$75Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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 Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Sofia via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Leipzig Hbf, and Leipzig in around 24h 50m.

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