There are 12 ways to get from Lingen to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMO - SOF
8h 46m$152–460Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
7h 53m$86–341Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Rheine to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
28h 14m$146–418Train, night train
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Hamm to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
40h 26m$465–1,086Drive, car train
- Drive from Lingen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
16h 59m$337–1,519Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
8h 14m$100–337Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
9h 19m$161–411Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rheine to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
9h 54m$126–460Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
9h 43m$167–446Train, bus
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
32h 15m$167–275Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain 35
- Take the bus from Duisburg Portsmouthplatz to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3632
33h 33m$114–177Drive 1,934.6 km
- Drive from Lingen to Sofiacar 1,934.6 km
18h 55m$319–461
Lingen to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lingen to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $110 - $180 and takes 33h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lingen to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $85 - $350.
No, there is no direct train from Lingen to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Lingen, Bahnhof and arriving at Sofia Sever via Muenster(Westf)Hbf, Hamm, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 26m.
The distance between Lingen and Sofia is 1686 km. The road distance is 1934.6 km.
The best way to get from Lingen to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 28h 14m and costs $140 - $420.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Lingen to Sofia, including transfers.
Lingen to Sofia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lingen, Bahnhof station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Lingen. It is currently 3:47 PM in Lingen and 4:47 PM in Sofia.
Lingen to Sofia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lingen to Sofia is 1935 km. It takes approximately 18h 55m to drive from Lingen to Sofia.
What companies run services between Lingen, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Lingen to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Münster Hauptbahnhof, walk to Münster Hauptbahnhof, take the bus to Greven, FMO, walk to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the line 4 subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Sofia via Rheine, Bahnhof, Rheine, Berlin Hbf, and Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rheine to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $160–270
Train from Hamm to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $170–260
- 1st Class
- $370–650
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $18–30
Train from Hengelo to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–25
- 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $13–15
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $330–700
- Car Compartment
- $650–1,200
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Rheine to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $21–23
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Duisburg Portsmouthplatz to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Want to know more about travelling around Bulgaria
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 2101+ hotels available in Sofia.







































