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There are 12 ways to get from Utrecht to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, 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 Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    6h 7m
    $127–335

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    6h 45m
    $57–388

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train Ice
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    28h 33m
    $244–415

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 13m
    $180–334

  5. Drive  2,074.4 km

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Sofiacar car 2,074.4 km
    18h 35m
    $473–683

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenboschtrain train
    2. Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    8h 17m
    $123–316

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane AMS - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    9h 30m
    $130–354

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane EIN - VAR
    6h 43m
    $86–377

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    29h

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 17
    32h 35m
    $161–250

  11. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    34h 58m
    $161–260

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    22h 24m
    $383–529

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

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration4h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$78Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,813.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 7m

What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Utrecht to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 29h.

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