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

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  1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle 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

    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 Dresden Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDRS - SOF
    9h 47m
    $139–434

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    8h 36m
    $143–371

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

    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

  8. Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeNUE - SOF
    7h 14m
    $117–372

  9. 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 38m
    $113–155

  10. 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 Sofia by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration21h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$65Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Sofia, 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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