There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Bonn by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SOF - CGN
5h 39m€31–201Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bonn Hbftrain Ice
23h 10m€169–228Drive 1,833.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Bonncar 1,833.2 km
16h 28m€261–377Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
6h 41m€99–276Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SOF - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bonn Hbftrain
8h 27m€79–260Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus Citylines 57 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Bonn Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
31h 43mBus via Niš
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Colognebus
33h 3m€136–250Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bonncar
17h 7m€275–1,254
Sofia to Bonn by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bonn is to fly which costs €30 - €210 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bonn is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs €30 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Bonn. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Bonn Hbf via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 43m.
The distance between Sofia and Bonn is 1572 km. The road distance is 1833.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Bonn without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 10m and costs €160 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Sofia to Bonn, including transfers.
Sofia to Bonn bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Bonn is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs €30 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 43m.
Sofia to Bonn bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central station.
Bonn is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:35 PM in Sofia and 3:35 PM in Bonn.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bonn, Germany?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bonn Hbf via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB in around 31h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–75
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €110–140
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Cologne
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