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How to get fromUlm to Bulgariaby train, plane, bus, or car

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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STR - SOF
    6h 25m
    $82–311

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    2. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FMM - SOF
    6h 11m
    $42–296

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    23h 25m
    $95–130

  4. Drive  1,465.6 km

    1. Drive from Ulm to Sofiacar car 1,465.6 km
    13h 38m
    $242–349

  5. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    6h 45m
    $126–397

  6. Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    2. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane FMM - VAR
    6h 47m
    $136–1,015

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ZRH - SOF
    8h 55m
    $128–431

  8. Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    2. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane FMM - BBU
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    8h 51m
    $56–309

  9. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MUC - OTP
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    9h 5m
    $123–342

  10. Bus via Augsburg

    1. Take the bus from Ulm to Augsburgbus bus FlixBus 283 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Augsburg to Sofiabus bus
    25h 27m
    $93–151

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

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration4h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$50Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,379 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

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 $95–130 and the journey takes 23h 25m.

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