There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Meppel by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)SOF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Meppel
7h 40m€108–258Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Meppel
8h 19m€77–271Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Sofia to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to HengeloIce
- Take the train from Hengelo to Zwolle
29h 4m€153–373Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Meppel
18h 23m€298–1,291Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)SOF - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
9h 7m€110–336Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)SOF - FMO
- Take the train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Zwolle
13h€137–320Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Rheine
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Zwolle
10h 6m€96–315Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
9h 59m€155–424Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Fernbusterminal Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central stationN75 / ...
- Take the train from Groningen to Meppel
34h 36m€127–204Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Dortmund Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Enschede
- Take the train from Enschede to Zwolle
35h 3m€114–166Drive 2,018.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Meppel2,018.2 km
19h 52m€354–511
Sofia to Meppel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Meppel is to bus and train which costs €110 - €170 and takes 35h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Meppel is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €100 - €260.
The distance between Sofia and Meppel is 1903 km. The road distance is 2018.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Meppel without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 29h 4m and costs €150 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Sofia to Meppel, including transfers.
Meppel is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:25 PM in Sofia and 11:25 AM in Meppel.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Meppel is 2018 km. It takes approximately 19h 52m to drive from Sofia to Meppel.
There are 619+ hotels available in Meppel.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Meppel, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Meppel. However, you can take the line 84 shuttle to Terminal 1, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport, then take the train to Meppel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Meppel via Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Berlin Hbf, Hengelo, and Zwolle in around 29h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Meppel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €150–250
Train from Eindhoven to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Meppel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–25
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- 1st Class
- €100–180
Train from Groningen to Meppel
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €24–40
- Phone
- 0900-9292
- Website
- blauwnet.nl
Train from Hengelo to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Blauwnet
Train from Enschede to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- Blauwnet
- 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
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €17–20
Train from Groningen to Meppel
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €17–19
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Dortmund Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bremen Fernbusterminal Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- 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 Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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