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There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Paderborn by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)plane plane SOF - PAD
    8h 6m
    €130–390

  2. Fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane SOF - DTM
    2. Take the train from Soest to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    6h 59m
    €58–227

  3. Bus, train via Leipzig

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Leipzigbus bus
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 51
    24h 45m
    €129–253

  4. Drive 1,824.1 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Paderborncar car 1,824.1 km
    16h 43m
    €258–373

  5. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane SOF - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 24m

  6. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane SOF - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    10h 8m
    €157–318

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SOF - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    8h 41m
    €145–375

  8. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane SOF - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Hammtrain train
    4. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    10h 20m
    €91–277

  9. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane SOF - BER
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn-Kasseler Tortrain train
    9h 26m
    €138–400

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Kassel Grüner Waldwegbus bus Citylines 9
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    31h 27m
    €107–181

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paderbornbus bus
    35h 11m
    €114–144

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sofia to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Paderborncar car
    19h 54m
    €307–428

Sofia to Paderborn by bus and train

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration31h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€107Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Paderborn, Germany?

Lufthansa, DAT Danish Air Transport, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Paderborn via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 35h 11m.

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