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There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LEJ - SOF
    6h 56m
    $139–453

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Racic Eurobus
    21h 30m
    $65–100

  3. Drive 1,478.3 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Sofiacar car 1,478.3 km
    15h 19m
    $244–352

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    6h 41m
    $77–353

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane BER - VAR
    6h 15m
    $156–482

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BER - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    7h 48m
    $181–602

  7. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane PRG - SOF
    9h 4m
    $89–267

  8. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanicatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus bus
    23h 6m
    $198–267

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re6
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    24h 41m
    $114–156

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    16h 42m
    $346–1,297

Leipzig to Bulgaria by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration21h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$65Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bulgaria?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Bulgaria Air fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $90–120 and the journey takes 21h 30m. Union Ivkoni also services this route once a week.

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