There are 9 ways to get from Aberdeen to Sofia by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ABZ - SOF
8h 2m$101–339Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Bristol Uni of West England to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$540–700Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aberdeen to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
31h$824–1,126Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
8h 49m$155–352Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GLA - SOF
10h 43m$174–405Bus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$280–320Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 7h$478–674Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 15h$215–460Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberdeen to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
32h 8m$700–1,074
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Sofia is to fly which costs $100 - $340 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h 2m and costs $100 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Aberdeen and Sofia is 2439 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Aberdeen to Sofia, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h 2m and costs $100 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $320 and takes 2 days 3h.
Aberdeen to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 1:59 PM in Aberdeen and 3:59 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
KLM, Bulgaria Air, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Union Square Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $320–480
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bristol Uni of West England to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- 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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