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There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeAMS - SOF
    6h 4m
    $108–358

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    7h 15m
    $69–347

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf HbftrainIce
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    4. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    28h 24m
    $173–649

  4. Drive 2,101.6 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Sofiacar2,101.6 km
    19h 19m
    $434–626

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBRU - SOF
    6h 45m
    $115–393

  6. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCRL - SOF
    7h 50m
    $99–377

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3632 / ...
    33h 30m
    $100–150

  8. Bus via Belgrade

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofiabus
    38h 20m
    $162–253

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
    17h 47m
    $354–1,543

Rotterdam to Sofia by train and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration28h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket$173Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?

Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop twice a week. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 33h 30m.

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