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There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or shuttle

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  1. Train, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeHAM - SOF
    7h 14m
    $97–271

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbftrainRe7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain23 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
    28h 14m
    $92–256

  3. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbftrainRe7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadrazitrainRj
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
    26h 48m
    $185–421

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
    17h 20m
    $326–1,403

  5. Train, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)planeHAM - VAR
    7h 27m
    $171–580

  6. Train, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeHAM - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    8h 15m
    $196–550

  7. Train, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeHAM - BBU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruseshuttle
    9h 15m
    $206–545

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus050 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusArda-Tur
    30h 25m
    $119–158

  9. Bus via Bremen

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Bremen FernbusterminalbusN74
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus StationbusRacic Eurobus
    33h 37m
    $132–194

  10. Drive 1,909.6 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Sofiacar1,909.6 km
    19h 21m
    $315–455

Kiel to Bulgaria by bus

Calendar11Weekly Buses
Duration30h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$119Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 30h 25m.

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