There are 13 ways to get from Sofia to Spa by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SOF - BRU
- Take the train from Louvain to Verviers-Centraltrain
8h 17m€103–246Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SOF - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
9h€57–219Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
25h 28m€60–75Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
42h 37m€311–450Drive 1,940.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Spacar 1,940.5 km
17h 33m€295–426Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SOF - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
8h 38m€87–267Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane SOF - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Maastrichttrain
9h 44m€71–267Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
9h 41m€136–349Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
10h 42mBus, train via Salzburg
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburgbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Liège-Guilleminstrain Nj
32h 41m€284–431Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stopbus Racic Eurobus
- Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Liège Guilleminsbus 1924
35h€117–162Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Colognebus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
35h 53m€173–448Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Spacar
21h 12m€338–478
Sofia to Spa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Spa is to bus via Bucharest which costs €60 - €75 and takes 25h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Spa is to fly and train which takes 8h 17m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Spa. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at SPA Place Royale via Würzburg Main Station, LIEGE Gare des Guillemins - Quai C and VERVIERS Gare Centrale - Quai B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Spa. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Spa-Géronstère via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Aachen Hbf and Pepinster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 37m.
The distance between Sofia and Spa is 1842 km. The road distance is 1940.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Spa without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 25h 28m and costs €60 - €75.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Sofia to Spa, including transfers.
Sofia to Spa bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Spa train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Spa bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Spa, Belgium?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Spa-Géronstère via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Gara Obor, Bucharest Obor, Aachen, Aachen Hbf, and Pepinster in around 25h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Verviers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
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 Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–24
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Würzburg Main Station to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €110–140
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Cologne
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More Questions & Answers
Spa is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:02 PM in Sofia and 4:02 PM in Spa.
Sofia to Spa train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Spa is 1940 km. It takes approximately 17h 33m to drive from Sofia to Spa.
There are 611+ hotels available in Spa.













































































