There are 11 ways to get from Blackpool to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
7h 52m$92–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
44h 53m$265–319Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
26h 19m$656–900Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MAN - BOJ
7h 46m$118–306Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
7h 58m$127–309Train to Liverpool, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LPL - BOJ
7h 52m$133–411Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LBA - BOJ
9h 12m$158–455Bus
- Take the bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
45h 27m$189–301Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Blackpool to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Sofiabus
2d 5h$221–427Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Blackpool North 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 10h$121–265Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
27h 27m$528–824
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $90 - $300 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $110 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Blackpool and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 27m.
The distance between Blackpool and Bulgaria is 2340 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 53m and costs $260 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Blackpool to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Blackpool to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Blackpool station.
Blackpool to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Blackpool. It is currently 9:06 PM in Blackpool and 11:06 PM in Bulgaria.
Book your Blackpool to Bulgaria bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Blackpool to Sofia Central Bus Station via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 45h 27m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Liverpool to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blackpool to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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