There are 11 ways to get from Lingen to Sofia by car, plane, train, bus, night train, or car train
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Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Drive from Lingen to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
6h 15m$134–324Train, 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$75–454Train, bus
- Take the train from Rheine to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
28h 8m$175–397Train, 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$452–1,027Drive, 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$327–1,519Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- 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$181–464Train 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$93–314Train, bus via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Magdeburgbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
32h 11mTrain, bus #2
- 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 14m$175–263Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain 56 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
33h 48m$175–250Drive 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 fly which costs $75 - $460 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lingen to Sofia is to drive and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $130 - $330.
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 1981 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 which takes 28h 8m and costs $170 - $400.
It takes approximately 6h 15m 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 9:12 AM in Lingen and 10:12 AM 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 drive to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS 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 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–330
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rheine to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $160–260
Train from Hamm to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $160–250
- 1st Class
- $350–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rheine to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- 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 Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lingen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- 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
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- 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
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Magdeburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Magdeburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- 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
- $120–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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