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How to get fromUlm to Sofiaby train, plane, bus, car, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Ulm to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or ferry

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  1. Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly

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    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
    5h 54m
    $41–346

  2. Bus

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

  3. Drive  1,465.6 km

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

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    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 13m
    $78–311

  5. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    6h 29m
    $137–399

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    6h 53m
    $142–399

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ZRH - SOF
    8h 55m
    $148–433

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Augsburg to Sofiabus bus
    25h 33m
    $96–176

Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration2h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$19Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,252.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 54m

What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Sofia, 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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