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There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeSTR - SOF
    5h 35m
    $75–243

  2. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFMM - SOF
    7h 30m
    $56–313

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain62 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    22h 15m
    $90–285

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Stuttgart to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
    13h 52m
    $337–463

  5. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeSTR - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    6h 37m
    $199–572

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    6h 20m
    $109–370

  7. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain62 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainRjx
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
    22h 15m
    $140–365

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain62 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to SofiabusN981
    25h 10m
    $129–305

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusCitylines 64 / ...
    26h 31m
    $74–115

  10. Drive 1,550.3 km

    1. Drive from Stuttgart to Sofiacar1,550.3 km
    14h 13m
    $256–369

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration4h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket$35Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Bulgaria?

Wizz Air, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Citylines operates a bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 24h 45m. Union Ivkoni also services this route twice a week.

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