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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Rila Monastery by train, plane, bus, taxi, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    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
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    12h 35m
    $146–352

  2. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    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
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    13h 28m
    $125–399

  3. Train, bus, taxi

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Halle Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train
    4. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    30h 33m
    $150–236

  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 Rila Monasterycar car
    16h 23m
    $331–1,275

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane FRA - SKP
    3. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Rila Monasterycar car
    10h 34m
    $161–398

  6. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    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
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    14h 44m
    $133–563

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STR - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    15h 3m
    $164–484

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane FRA - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    15h 25m
    $166–416

  9. Train, bus via Würzburg

    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 Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    30h 50m
    $141–214

  10. Train, bus

    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
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    32h 31m
    $135–197

  11. Train, bus via Niš

    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
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monasterybus bus
    32h 42m
    $155–213

  12. Drive 1,723 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Rila Monasterycar car 1,723 km
    18h 7m
    $284–410

Europe to Rila Monastery by bus, train, and foot

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration30h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$141Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Europe and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Rila Monastery. 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 Terminal 1 Bus Stop, take the bus to Sofia Vasil Levski Monument, then take the bus to Rila Monastery. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Halle(Saale)Hbf, walk to Halle Central Bus Station, take the bus to Sofia Serdica Bus Station, walk to Sofia, take the train to Dupnitsa, then take the taxi to Rila Monastery.

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