There are 12 ways to get from Meppen to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMO - SOF
9h$152–377Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
8h 28m$62–294Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 77
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
28h 51m$141–271Train, night train
- Take the train from Meppen, 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 41m$465–1,024Drive, car train
- Drive from Meppen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
17h 4m$341–1,524Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRE - SOF
9h 40m$127–357Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meppen, 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
8h 7m$86–338Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- 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 58m$154–447Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
- 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
10h 10m$118–383Train, bus
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain 56 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
32h 51m$151–246Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain 35
- Take the bus from Duisburg Portsmouthplatz to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3632
33h 46m$139–194Drive 1,926.2 km
- Drive from Meppen to Sofiacar 1,926.2 km
19h 42m$318–459
Meppen to Sofia by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meppen to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $85 - $340 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Meppen to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $85 - $340.
No, there is no direct train from Meppen to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Meppen, Bahnhof and arriving at Sofia Sever via Muenster(Westf)Hbf, Hamm, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 41m.
The distance between Meppen and Sofia is 1706 km. The road distance is 1926.2 km.
The best way to get from Meppen to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 28h 51m and costs $140 - $280.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Meppen to Sofia, including transfers.
Meppen to Sofia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Meppen, Bahnhof station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Meppen. It is currently 8:16 PM in Meppen and 9:16 PM in Sofia.
Meppen to Sofia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meppen to Sofia is 1926 km. It takes approximately 19h 42m to drive from Meppen to Sofia.
What companies run services between Meppen, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Meppen 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 Meppen, Bahnhof to Sofia via Rheine, Bahnhof, Berlin Hbf, and Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around 28h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Bremen Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- 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 Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Bremen Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- 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
- $100–550
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Meppen, Bahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- 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 Meppen, Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamm to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $170–260
- 1st Class
- $360–600
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
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $20–35
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
- $31–32
- 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 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
- $7–11
- 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
- $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
- $330–650
- Car Compartment
- $650–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- 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/
- 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
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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