There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
10h 44m$165–401Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
12h 51m$123–392Train, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
- Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain Ic / ...
28h 37m$146–267Drive 1,707.5 km
- Drive from Europe to Seven Rila Lakescar 1,707.5 km
18h 18m$282–407Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NUE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
11h 37m$146–403Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane FRA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
13h 48m$178–429Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
13h 37m$213–523Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain Ic / ...
29h 50mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Seven Rila Lakes Liftbus
30h 19m$137–209Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Seven Rila Lakes Liftbus
31h 59m$135–197Drive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Seven Rila Lakescar
21h 2m$321–455
Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes is to train and bus which costs $130 - $210 and takes 30h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 44m and costs $160 - $410.
The distance between Europe and Seven Rila Lakes is 1695 km. The road distance is 1707.5 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 37m and costs $140 - $270.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Seven Rila Lakes is 1707 km. It takes approximately 18h 18m to drive from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes.
There are 190+ hotels available in Seven Rila Lakes.
What companies run services between Europe and Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes. 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 Dupnitsa Bus Station, then take the taxi to Seven Rila Lakes. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Seven Rila Lakes via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Dresden Hbf, Dresden, Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia, and Dupnitsa in around 28h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Seven Rila Lakes Lift
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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