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There are 13 ways to get from Germany to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Fly Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeMUC - SOF
    5h 21m
    $107–267

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    5h 30m
    $46–233

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain27
    2. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainRj
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
    23h 58m
    $104–240

  4. Drive 1,561.9 km

    1. Drive from Berlin to Sofiacar1,561.9 km
    16h 7m
    $258–372

  5. Fly Frankfurt to Sofia Airport

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    5h 26m
    $99–272

  6. Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport

    1. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBER - SOF
    5h 52m
    $70–266

  7. Fly Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    5h 45m
    $62–262

  8. Fly Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeMUC - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    6h 38m
    $211–566

  9. Fly Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)planeHAM - VAR
    6h 10m
    $169–544

  10. Fly Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    6h 38m
    $213–531

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
    24h 3m
    $77–113

  12. Bus via U Theodor-Heuss-Platz

    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusArda-Tur
    25h 43m
    $100–126

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Berlin to Göttingencar
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
    17h 41m
    $365–1,459

Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration2h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$61Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Germany and Bulgaria?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and Austrian Airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia once a week. Tickets cost $75–110 and the journey takes 22h 51m.

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