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There are 11 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)planeLEJ - SOF
    9h 21m
    $139–453

  2. Bus

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

  3. Drive 1,479.6 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Sofiacar1,479.6 km
    15h 12m
    $244–352

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBER - SOF
    6h 41m
    $80–324

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Varna Airport (VAR)planeBER - VAR
    7h 10m
    $159–483

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBER - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 48m
    $179–613

  7. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Varna Airport (VAR)planeLEJ - VAR
    8h 39m
    $218–572

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planePRG - SOF
    9h 43m
    $101–269

  9. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadrazitrainRj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
    23h 5m
    $103–283

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusCitylines 17
    24h 46m
    $114–156

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
    16h 37m
    $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 four other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 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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