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How to get fromSofia to Paderbornby plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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

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  1. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    best
    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 31m

  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
    7h 9m
    €61–436

  3. Bus, train via Linz

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus bus
    2. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    24h 58m
    €231–378

  4. Drive  1,824.1 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Paderborncar car 1,824.1 km
    16h 44m
    €269–388

  5. 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
    9h 38m
    €149–631

  6. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SOF - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hammtrain train
    3. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    8h 10m
    €98–334

  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 53m
    €152–365

  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 Centraal 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 17m
    €85–393

  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 S Spandau Bhf to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn-Kasseler Tortrain train
    9h 42m
    €139–447

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Hannoverbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5
    30h 57m

  11. Bus, train #2

    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 28m
    €118–171

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sofia to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Paderborncar car
    19h 47m
    €316–442

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights

Calendar56Weekly Planes
Duration6hAverage Duration
Ticket€100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,649.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 31m

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Paderborn, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Sofia to Paderborn. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, then take the train to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Paderborn Hbf via Linz, Linz/Donau Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe in around 24h 58m.

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