There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Leipzig by plane, bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)SOF - LEJ
7h 35m€118–402Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leipzig GoethestraßeRacic Eurobus
23h 10m€55–85Drive 1,478.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Leipzig1,478.5 km
15h 15m€208–300Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
6h 39m€63–304Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dresden Airport (DRS)SOF - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
9h 13m€120–381Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Leipzig
16h 22m€299–422
Sofia to Leipzig by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Leipzig is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 23h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs €60 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station station and arriving at Leipzig Goethestraße. Services depart twice a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 23h 10m.
The distance between Sofia and Leipzig is 1315 km. The road distance is 1478.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Leipzig without a car is to bus which takes 23h 10m and costs €55 - €85.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Sofia to Leipzig, including transfers.
Sofia to Leipzig bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €110 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €85 and takes 23h 10m.
Sofia to Leipzig bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Leipzig Goethestraße station.
Leipzig is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:33 PM in Sofia and 5:33 PM in Leipzig.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leipzig Goethestraße twice a week. Tickets cost €75–100 and the journey takes 23h 10m. Union Ivkoni also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leipzig Goethestraße
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Leipzig Goethestraße
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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