There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
6h$80–219Bus via Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
20h 29m$76–192Bus
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
16h 30m$127Drive 1,128.7 km
- Drive from Linz to Sofiacar 1,128.7 km
12h 21m$213–307Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane VIE - BOJ
5h 54m$121–351Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
6h 32m$199–438Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
9h 1m$88–301Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
8h 16m$148–376Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 20m$93–246
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $127 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $120 - $360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz and arriving at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station station. Services depart twice a week, and operate Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Linz and Bulgaria is 1025 km. The road distance is 1128.7 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 16h 30m and costs $127.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Linz to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Linz to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Air Kona, depart from Linz station.
Linz to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Air Kona, arrive at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Linz. It is currently 6:15 AM in Linz and 7:15 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Bulgaria is 1129 km. It takes approximately 12h 21m to drive from Linz to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Bulgaria?
Air Kona operates a bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station twice a week. Tickets cost $127 and the journey takes 16h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- $50–75
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $127
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Arda Tur
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