There are 11 ways to get from Meppel 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 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$127–353Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Meppel to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
7h 49m$74–416Train, 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
32h 31m$150–298Train, night train
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Arnhem Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
43h 23m$350–663Drive 2,018.5 km
- Drive from Meppel to Sofiacar 2,018.5 km
19h 57m$416–601Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
8h 49m$140–429Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbuerentrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMO - SOF
10h 46m$198–480Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
9h 27m$99–420Train, bus
- Take the train from Meppel to Groningen Europaparktrain
- Take the train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56
- Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
34h 39m$137–329Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Meppel to Groningen Europaparktrain
- Take the train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain 56
- Take the bus from Bremen Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
36h 23m$164–289Drive, car train
- Drive from Meppel to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
24h 9m$360–506
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Meppel to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $70 - $420 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Meppel to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $120 - $360.
No, there is no direct train from Meppel to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Meppel and arriving at Sofia Sever via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 23m.
The distance between Meppel and Sofia is 1904 km. The road distance is 2018.5 km.
The best way to get from Meppel to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 32h 31m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Meppel to Sofia, including transfers.
Meppel to Sofia train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Zwolle station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Meppel. It is currently 6:00 PM in Meppel and 7:00 PM in Sofia.
Meppel to Sofia train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Arnhem Centraal 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 32h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–260
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–310
- 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 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Groningen Europapark
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Meppel to Groningen Europapark
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Arnhem Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–22
Train from Meppel to Groningen Europapark
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–21
Train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $12–19
Train from Meppel to Groningen Europapark
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–21
Train from Groningen Europapark to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $12–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Bremen Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Citylines
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