There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, night train, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AMS - SOF
5h 44m$101–265Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
6h 57m$61–301Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofiabus
27h 21mDrive 2,101.7 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Sofiacar 2,101.7 km
19h 14m$434–626Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
6h 24m$91–288Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 6m$216–575Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luttretrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
7h 52m$90–317Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha-Holesovicetrain European Sleeper
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus
28h 43m$164–273Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
33h 5m$207–461Bus via Serdika
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofiabus
38h 27m$152–347Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
17h 52m$344–1,543
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $60 - $310 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $100 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Sofia via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 21m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Bulgaria is 1818 km. The road distance is 2101.7 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 27h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rotterdam to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 1:18 AM in Rotterdam and 2:18 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Bulgaria is 2102 km. It takes approximately 19h 14m to drive from Rotterdam to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam to Sofia via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 27h 21m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–220
- Seating Carriage
- $75–110
- 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
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $125
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
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