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How to get fromHanover to Bulgariaby plane, car train, car, bus, or train

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There are 12 ways to get from Hanover to Bulgaria by plane, car train, car, bus, or train

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  1. Fly Hannover Airport to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HAJ - SOF
    7h 13m
    $157–385

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    7h 19m
    $77–392

  3. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    21h 4m
    $305–413

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 30m
    $85–130

  5. Drive  1,732.7 km

    1. Drive from Hanover to Sofiacar car 1,732.7 km
    17h 9m
    $286–413

  6. Fly Hannover Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HAJ - VAR
    6h
    $198–507

  7. Fly Hannover Airport to Burgas Airport

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane HAJ - BOJ
    5h 22m
    $121–339

  8. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HAM - VAR
    7h 34m
    $191–527

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    7h 38m
    $179–440

  10. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    7h 34m
    $81–517

  11. Bus via Serdika

    1. Take the bus from Lister Meile 11 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h 37m
    $128–167

  12. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    30h 16m
    $143–171

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration5h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket$94Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,522.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 13m

What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Bulgaria?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost $85–130 and the journey takes 28h 30m.

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