There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, 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 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
6h 1m$128–333Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
6h 56m$60–380Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
28h 21mTrain, bus via Ljubljana
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 6m$259–532Drive 2,104.7 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Sofiacar 2,104.7 km
19h 18m$501–723Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
7h 4m$118–305Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- 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 the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
9h 24m$131–352Train, bus
- Take the train from Gouda to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain 77
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
31h 19m$185–416Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
38h 41m$171–285Bus via Rotterdam
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 29m$154–211Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
22h 55m$410–573
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria is to bus via Rotterdam which costs $150 - $220 and takes 39h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $120 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 21m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Bulgaria is 1822 km. The road distance is 2104.7 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 28h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 1m 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 8:29 PM in Rotterdam and 9:29 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Bulgaria is 2105 km. It takes approximately 19h 18m to drive from Rotterdam to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 28h 21m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Gouda to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–150
- Couchette Carriage
- $90–110
- Seating Carriage
- $55–70
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- Trans-Jug
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