There are 11 ways to get from Netherlands to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
5h 52m$45–315Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to München Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
27h 2m$213–647Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
28h 27m$82–310Drive 2,106.7 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Sofiacar 2,106.7 km
19h 5m$435–628Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
5h 54m$101–311Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
6h 35m$98–304Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 56m$215–590Fly Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 9m$194–574Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam De Ruijterkade to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3632 / ...
35h$100–150Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 74 / ...
40h 2m$144–261Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
17h 47m$346–1,546
Netherlands to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $40 - $320 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $40 - $320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Amsterdam De Ruijterkade and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. Services depart twice a week, and operate Monday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 35h.
The distance between Netherlands and Bulgaria is 1697 km. The road distance is 2106.7 km.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 2m and costs $210 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Netherlands to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Netherlands to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Amsterdam De Ruijterkade station.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $40 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $150 and takes 35h.
Netherlands to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Netherlands. It is currently 12:12 AM in Netherlands and 1:12 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Netherlands and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Amsterdam De Ruijterkade to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop twice a week. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 35h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $140–220
- 1st Class
- $310–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–104
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $27–40
- 1st Class
- $40–55
- Business
- $46–51
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–24
- 1st Class
- $29–33
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Amsterdam De Ruijterkade to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
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