Cheapest€135.84
- Wizz Air WA872710:312h 26m12:57Hamburg HAMSofia SOF
Door to door 5h 36mCO2 394.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Hamburg to Sofia costs €135.84 at the cheapest and takes 5h 35m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,602 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,602 km
- Fastest
- 5h 35m
- Average
- 5h 45m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €135.84
- CO2 per passenger
- 394.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 36m | 2h 26m | 3h 10m | €158.85 | 394.1 kg | 8 |
- 5h 36mFastest, by Flight
- €158.85Cheapest, by Flight
- 394.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,602 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€187.89
- ČD D155507:307h 21m14:51Hamburg HauptbahnhofBuda station
- FlixBus FB645016:099h 27m01:36Buda bus stationSofia Central Bus Station
Changes at Buda, with 78 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 18h 50mCO2 54.8 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB Fernverkehr AG1 changes | ICE 681 | 13:18 | 17:00 | 27h 48m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG2 changes | ICE 385 | 13:33 | 17:00 | 27h 33m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG3 changes | ICE 179 | 15:33 | 03:30 | 36h 3m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG1 changes | ICE 581 | 03:01 | 06:35 | 27h 40m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG1 changes | ICE 681 | 13:01 | 17:00 | 28h 5m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG3 changes | ICE 385 | 13:33 | 17:00 | 27h 33m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Hamburg to Sofia | TueSep 8 | WedSep 9 | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €267.41 | €260.33 | €313.43 | €242.04 | €239.68 | €227.88 | €196.02 | €158.85 | €183.63 | €206.64 | €193.66 | €204.28 | €186.58 | €162.98 |
| Train | €327.04 | €354.54 | €401.84 | €331.44 | €310.54 | €303.39 | €282.49 | €173.59 | €201.64 | €292.39 | €273.69 | €221.44 | €210.44 | €185.69 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €135.84
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Sofia is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Sofia Central
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Hamburg to Sofia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €158.7490 days
- €120.5060 days
- €146.4645 days
- €114.0130 days
- €135.8421 days
- €162.9814 days
- €196.027 days
- €313.433 days
- €267.411 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €114.01.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 175 percent. The most expensive point is €313.43, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €186.58Sun
- €162.98Mon
- €158.85Tue
- €183.63Wed
- €206.64Thu
- €193.66Fri
- €204.28Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €158.85Sep
- €142.92Oct
- €129.35Nov
- €135.84Dec
- €122.86Jan
- €103.98Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,602 km against 1,555 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Budapest, Prague, Buda, Bratislava. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Hamburg at 06:44 and the last at 18:38, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Hamburg
Rail
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Hamburg Hbf
- Hamburg Süd
Bus
- Hamburg ZOB
- Bus Port Hamburg
Air
- HAM
Ferry
- Hamburg Landungsbrucken
- Neuhof
Sofia
Rail
- Sofia Central
- Sofia-Sever
- Sofia railway station
Bus
- Sofia Central Bus Station
- спирка Ехо
Air
- SOF
SOF is not in Sofia, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from SOF into Sofia?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Ryanair | €147.64 | 5h 35m |
 Wizz Air | €135.84 | 5h 36m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €107.50 | 79% |
| Taxes | €19.35 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €135.84 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Sofia
Most of the points near Sofia Central open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Hamburg to Sofia
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Hamburg to Sofia?
The fastest journey from Hamburg to Sofia takes 5h 35m door to door, of which 2h 26m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 45m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Hamburg to Sofia?
The cheapest fare from Hamburg to Sofia is €135.84, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €215.79. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Sofia?
The cheapest way from Hamburg to Sofia is by Flight, at €158.85 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 36m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Hamburg to Sofia?
Fares from Hamburg to Sofia bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €114.01. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 175 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Hamburg to Sofia?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Hamburg to Sofia, at €158.85. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Hamburg to Sofia?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Hamburg to Sofia, at €103.98 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Hamburg to Sofia?
2 operators sell services from Hamburg to Sofia across 1 modes: Ryanair, Wizz Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Hamburg to Sofia?
67 percent of the services we sell from Hamburg to Sofia are direct. The rest connect at Budapest, Prague, Buda, Bratislava, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Hamburg to Sofia use?
Services from Hamburg to Sofia by Flight leave from Hamburg HAM and arrive at Sofia SOF. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Hamburg to Sofia?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Hamburg to Sofia allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Hamburg to Sofia on September 7, 2026: 1602 km of route against 1555 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €135.84, and 5h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Sofia and elsewhere in Bulgaria. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Sofia before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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