There are 6 ways to get from Iowa to Bulgaria by plane or bus
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Fly from Quad City International Airport
best- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MLI - SOF
17h 39m$343–953Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
19h 2m$309–807Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ALO - SOF
19h 26m$321–825Fly from Des Moines
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DSM - SOF
21h 12m$380–1,024Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CID - SOF
18h 31mFly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OMA - SOF
21h 12m$494–754
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which costs $300 - $850 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 17h 39m and costs $340 - $1,000.
The distance between Iowa and Bulgaria is 8595 km.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from Iowa to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 8h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 8:14 PM in Iowa and 4:14 AM in Bulgaria.
There are 2283+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Bulgaria?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Sofia Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Sofia Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Sofia Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Sofia Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Sofia Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Sofia Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Sofia Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
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