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There are 12 ways to get from Utrecht to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeAMS - SOF
    6h 10m
    $106–318

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    6h 45m
    $63–366

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf HbftrainIce
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    26h 54m
    $161–630

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainIc
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
    28h 43m
    $108–328

  5. Drive 2,071.4 km

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Sofiacar2,071.4 km
    18h 35m
    $427–617

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeAMS - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 12m
    $220–617

  7. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeEIN - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    8h 2m
    $217–625

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Varna Airport (VAR)planeEIN - VAR
    7h 19m
    $207–525

  9. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    8h 34m
    $100–396

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusCitylines 64 / ...
    33h 23m
    $173–414

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to EindhoventrainIntercity
    2. Take the bus from Eindhoven JF Kennedylaan/Limbopad to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3632
    34h 2m
    $113–190

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
    17h 15m
    $348–1,535

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration4h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$119Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Utrecht to Bulgaria. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the line 4 subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Serdika via Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Lastenstrasse, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, and Central Station in around 26h 54m.

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