There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Kerpen by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)SOF - CGN
5h 40m€75–215Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutz
8h 7m€71–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf42 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg HbfIce
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Siegburg Bf41 / ...
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Kerpen SindorfS19 / ...
23h 49m€135–341Drive 1,875.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kerpen1,875.1 km
17h 2m€264–380Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
6h 49m€109–288Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Cologne / Bonn Airport BusterminalUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3631 / ...
30h 5m€81–115Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralCitylines 57 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNN280 / ...
33h 46m€115–172Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Kerpen
16h 48m€271–1,248
Sofia to Kerpen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Kerpen is to bus which costs €80 - €120 and takes 30h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Kerpen is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €70 - €220.
The distance between Sofia and Kerpen is 1579 km. The road distance is 1875.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kerpen without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 49m and costs €130 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Sofia to Kerpen, including transfers.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kerpen is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €120 and takes 30h 5m.
Kerpen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:32 PM in Sofia and 6:32 PM in Kerpen.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Kerpen is 1875 km. It takes approximately 17h 2m to drive from Sofia to Kerpen.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Kerpen.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Kerpen, Germany?
Ryanair, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal twice a week. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 28h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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/
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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Siegburg Bf to Kerpen Sindorf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.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
- 07001 8282
- booking@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
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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