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

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

    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 taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    10h 12m
    $246–548

  2. Train, bus, taxi

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    29h 31m
    $133–329

  3. Drive 1,725.8 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Rila Monasterycar car 1,725.8 km
    18h 8m
    $285–411

  4. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    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 taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    11h
    $203–611

  5. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    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
    4. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    11h 49m
    $235–664

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, taxi

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    4. Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    14h 1m
    $346–916

  7. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    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 Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane DTM - SKP
    4. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Rila Monasterycar car
    12h 56m
    $155–619

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

    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
    5. Take the taxi from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    14h 5m
    $187–467

  9. Train, bus, taxi via Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Dupnitsabus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    30h 27m
    $214–356

  10. Train, bus, taxi #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
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    31h 18m
    $153–252

  11. Bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus bus Ev
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train Ic / ...
    5. Take the taxi from Dupnitsa to Rila Monasterytaxi taxi
    33h 48m
    $226–470

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rila Monasterycar car
    20h 52m
    $331–465

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar58Weekly Planes
Duration3h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket$85Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 1,717.6 km
  • Duration: 10h 12m

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 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train 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), then take the taxi 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 Leipzig Hbf, walk to Leipzig, take the bus to Sofia Central Bus Station, walk to Sofia, take the train to Dupnitsa, then take the taxi to Rila Monastery.

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