There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Sofia by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LEJ - SOF
6h 49m$164–409Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Racic Eurobus
21h 30m$65–100Drive 1,480 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Sofiacar 1,480 km
15h 18m$244–353Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BER - SOF
6h 19m$99–293Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DRS - SOF
8h 34m$217–532Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NUE - SOF
7h 9m$113–369Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re6
- Take the bus from Chemnitz Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
24h 34m$113–155
Leipzig to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Sofia is to bus which costs $65 - $100 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $95 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig Goethestraße and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Leipzig and Sofia is 1316 km. The road distance is 1480 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 21h 30m and costs $65 - $100.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Leipzig to Sofia, including transfers.
Leipzig to Sofia bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Leipzig Goethestraße station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs $160 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $100 and takes 21h 30m.
Leipzig to Sofia bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 11:50 AM in Leipzig and 12:50 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Chemnitz Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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