There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Rostock by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SOF - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 13m€89–320Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 5m€76–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Berlin Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 17
25h 30m€85–138Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 17
36h 46m€186–388Drive 1,788.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Rostockcar 1,788.7 km
18h 10m€248–359Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus Racic Eurobus
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain 17
28h 41m€110–154Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rostockcar
17h 50m€287–1,174
Sofia to Rostock by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Rostock is to bus and train which costs €85 - €140 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Rostock is to fly and train which takes 8h 5m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Rostock. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 46m.
The distance between Sofia and Rostock is 1799 km. The road distance is 1788.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Rostock without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 30m and costs €85 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Sofia to Rostock, including transfers.
Sofia to Rostock train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Rostock is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:50 PM in Sofia and 5:50 PM in Rostock.
Sofia to Rostock train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Rostock is 1789 km. It takes approximately 18h 10m to drive from Sofia to Rostock.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Rostock, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Rostock. However, you can take the line 84 shuttle to Terminal 1, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Hamburg Airport (HAM), walk to Hamburg Airport, take the train to Hamburg Hbf, then take the train to Rostock Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Berlin Hbf in around 25h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- 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
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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