There are 9 ways to get from Meppel to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
6h 52m$113–292Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Meppel to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
7h 49m$73–284Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 42m$153–287Night train, train
- Take the night train from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
43h 18m$396–730Drive, car train
- Drive from Meppel to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
17h 36m$354–1,544Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
8h 40m$124–317Train, bus
- Take the train from Deventer to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain Nightjet
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 17
33h 47m$146–298Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Meppel to Groningentrain
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
34h 50m$144–308Drive 2,018.4 km
- Drive from Meppel to Sofiacar 2,018.4 km
19h 57m$416–601
Meppel to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meppel to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $70 - $290 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Meppel to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $110 - $300.
No, there is no direct train from Meppel to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Meppel and arriving at Sofia Sever via Zwolle, Deventer, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 18m.
The distance between Meppel and Sofia is 1904 km. The road distance is 2018.4 km.
The best way to get from Meppel to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 29h 42m and costs $150 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Meppel to Sofia, including transfers.
Meppel to Sofia train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Deventer station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Meppel. It is currently 8:27 AM in Meppel and 9:27 AM in Sofia.
Meppel to Sofia train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meppel to Sofia is 2018 km. It takes approximately 19h 57m to drive from Meppel to Sofia.
What companies run services between Meppel, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Meppel to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a train from Meppel to Sofia Central Bus Station via Zwolle, Hengelo, Berlin Hbf, and Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around 29h 42m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Meppel to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Deventer to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Meppel to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0900-9292
- Website
- blauwnet.nl
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Deventer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $140–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–90
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–490
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
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
- $12–15
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $20–23
Train from Meppel to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $20–22
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- 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/
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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