There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Apolda by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SOF - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apoldatrain
7h 57m€139–361Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbftrain Re
23h 2m€73–155Drive 1,507.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Apoldacar 1,507.8 km
16h 14m€213–308Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SOF - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
6h 52m€89–394Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apoldatrain
7h 47m€89–366Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Gothatrain
- Take the train from Gotha to Apoldatrain
9h 19m€140–419Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
8h 33m€164–519Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Jena Paradies Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
26h 43m€90–120Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N982
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Jena bus stationbus N69 / ...
30h 48m€146–239Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Apoldacar
21h 4m€284–398
Sofia to Apolda by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Apolda is to bus which costs €90 - €120 and takes 26h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Apolda is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs €85 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Apolda. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Apolda, Busbahnhof via Jena, Busbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Sofia and Apolda is 1389 km. The road distance is 1507.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Apolda without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 2m and costs €70 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Sofia to Apolda, including transfers.
Sofia to Apolda bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Apolda bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Jena Paradies Bus Station.
Apolda is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:03 PM in Sofia and 7:03 PM in Apolda.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Apolda is 1508 km. It takes approximately 16h 14m to drive from Sofia to Apolda.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Apolda, Germany?
Citylines operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Jena Paradies Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost €90–120 and the journey takes 25h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Gotha to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Gotha to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Gotha to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Naumburg(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Gotha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Jena Paradies Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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