There are 10 ways to get from Bristol to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHX - SOF
7h 21m$101–426Fly from Bristol Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
6h 14m$63–234Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
40h 40m$219–235Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
24h 9m$616–843Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
7h 45m$190–503Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
8h 26m$138–517Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
8h 28m$162–450Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$255–381Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 5h$167–348Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
25h 18m$494–793
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Sofia is to fly which costs $60 - $240 and takes 6h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $60 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 40m.
The distance between Bristol and Sofia is 2329 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 40h 40m and costs $210 - $240.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Bristol to Sofia, including transfers.
Bristol to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Sofia is to bus which takes 40h 40m and costs $210 - $240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $60 - $240 and takes 6h 14m.
Bristol to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 19:48 in Bristol and 21:48 in Sofia.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Bucharest in around 40h 40m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $155
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $155
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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