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There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    5h 59m
    $134–358

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    6h 56m
    $60–390

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 21m

  4. Train, bus via Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 30m
    $252–531

  5. Drive  2,104.7 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Sofiacar car 2,104.7 km
    19h 18m
    $480–693

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    7h 4m
    $119–308

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain 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 22m
    $137–377

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane EIN - VAR
    6h 54m
    $89–379

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 40m
    $251–457

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    38h 23m
    $172–286

  11. Bus via Rotterdam

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    39h 29m
    $153–210

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar car
    22h 55m
    $395–546

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

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration4h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$78Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,822.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 59m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 28h 21m.

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