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How to get fromPaderborn to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Paderborn to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane DUS - BOJ
    7h 24m
    $142–469

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    9h 9m
    $84–428

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 51
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 2m
    $146–445

  4. Drive 1,826.6 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Sofiacar car 1,826.6 km
    16h 34m
    $301–435

  5. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    6h 50m
    $101–352

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    8h 11m
    $165–523

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane DTM - VAR
    7h 21m
    $170–521

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane CGN - VAR
    8h 20m

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    4. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    10h 35m
    $168–529

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Altenbeken to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane BER - VAR
    9h 9m
    $233–819

  11. Bus via Niš

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    28h 20m
    $141–169

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Kasselbus bus N69 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    29h
    $127–172

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    21h 31m
    $317–445

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration3h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$78Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,039.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 24m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Paderborn to Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Central Station in around 28h 20m.

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