There are 13 ways to get from Ulm to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or shuttle
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Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)FMM - SOF
6h 13m$49–239Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaRe
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia
20h 33m$107–278Drive, car train
- Drive from Ulm to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofia
13h 12m$323–443Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)STR - SOF
6h 30m$89–318Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)MUC - SOF
6h 44m$119–367Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 32m$213–637Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Varna Airport (VAR)FMM - VAR
6h 47m$178–488Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MUC - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h$218–656Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)FMM - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
8h 29m$168–543Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636 / ...
21h 8m$94–191Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StationCitylines 64 / ...
23h 25m$70–100Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf62 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to SofiaN981
24h 12m$123–251Drive 1,465.7 km
- Drive from Ulm to Sofia1,465.7 km
13h 33m$242–349
Ulm to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $70 - $100 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs $45 - $240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 23h 25m.
The distance between Ulm and Bulgaria is 1257 km. The road distance is 1465.7 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 20h 33m and costs $100 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Ulm to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Ulm to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station.
Ulm to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Ulm. It is currently 5:13 PM in Ulm and 6:13 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Bulgaria is 1466 km. It takes approximately 13h 33m to drive from Ulm to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $100–140 and the journey takes 23h 25m. Union Ivkoni also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $20–29
- First Class
- $35–50
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $18–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $23–35
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–27
- 1st Class
- $30–55
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $28–45
- 1st Class
- $55–90
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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