There are 14 ways to get from Venlo to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
6h 32m$55–316Bus
- Take the bus from Venlo to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofiabus
25h 23mDrive 1,949.2 km
- Drive from Venlo to Sofiacar 1,949.2 km
17h 25m$402–581Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CGN - SOF
7h 28m$59–279Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
7h 54m$77–384Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 48m$194–615Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
8h 28m$118–412Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Blerick to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane EIN - VAR
7h 5m$214–495Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 57m$246–684Train, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
26h 6m$114–557Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Venlo to Ulm Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
26h 44m$216–578Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain Re
- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
31h 26m$109–179Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
32h 51m$150–333Drive, car train
- Drive from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
16h 2m$322–1,498
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venlo to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $55 - $320 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Venlo to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $55 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Venlo to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Venlo and arriving at Sofia via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 23m.
The distance between Venlo and Bulgaria is 1747 km. The road distance is 1949.2 km.
The best way to get from Venlo to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 25h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Venlo to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Venlo to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Venlo station.
Venlo to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Venlo. It is currently 12:43 AM in Venlo and 1:43 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Venlo to Bulgaria is 1949 km. It takes approximately 17h 25m to drive from Venlo to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Venlo, Netherlands and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Venlo to Sofia via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 25h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Blerick to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $18–35
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $18–30
Train from Venlo to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–19
- 1st Class
- $21–40
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $35–60
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–70
- 1st Class
- $95–160
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–19
- 1st Class
- $22–40
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $100–160
- 1st Class
- $230–380
Train from Venlo to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–75
- 1st Class
- $95–170
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $22–24
- 1st Class
- $30–34
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venlo to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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 München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $65–100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Venlo to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- 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/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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