There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes by train, plane, bus, car, car train, taxi, or shuttle
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
11h 15m$163–358Train, bus via Leipzig
cheapest- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf50 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
29h 15m$122–202Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Augsburg Hbf25 / ...
- Take the bus from Augsburg Hbf to Kočani
- Drive from Makedonska Kamenica to Seven Rila Lakes
25h 16mDrive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Seven Rila Lakes
16h 28m$321–1,265Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)NUE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
11h 34m$166–410Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)DTM - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
12h 41m$161–496Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BER - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
11h 48m$140–438Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CGN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
12h 31m$171–450Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)FRA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
14h 8m$156–389Train, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf50 / ...
- Take the bus from Erfurt Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
31h 45m$151–222Taxi, train, bus, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhof250
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhofRb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Malyovitsa Bus Stop
- Take the taxi from Malyovitsa Bus Stop to Seven Rila Lakes
33h 27mDrive 1,704.8 km
- Drive from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes1,704.8 km
18h 8m$281–406
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 via Leipzig which costs $120 - $210 and takes 29h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 15m and costs $160 - $360.
The distance between Europe and Seven Rila Lakes is 1695 km. The road distance is 1704.8 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes without a car is to train and bus via Leipzig which takes 29h 15m and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Seven Rila Lakes is 1705 km. It takes approximately 18h 8m to drive from Europe to Seven Rila Lakes.
There are 169+ 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 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, 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 Nentershausen Markt to Seven Rila Lakes via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Augsburg Hbf, Augsburg Hbf, Kočani, and Makedonska Kamenica in around 25h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- 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
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $460–510
- Car Compartment
- $800–950
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–120
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- 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 Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Malyovitsa Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +389 70 638 014
- info@metaktrans.mk
- Website
- metaktrans.mk
Bus from Augsburg Hbf to Kočani
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- metaktrans.mk
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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/
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Fulda to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- $110–140
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $10–30
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Taxi Samokov Borovets
- Phone
- +359 88 770 8623
- Website
- facebook.com
Vega Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 712 0120
Mega Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 955 2222
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