There are 14 ways to get from Bristol to Bulgaria by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
6h 21m$84–245Fly Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 46m$77–251Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Sofiabus
39h 35m$345–761Bus
- 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$227–268Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
24h 9m$619–846Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
7h 59m$206–471Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
8h 42m$150–507Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- 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 Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LTN - BOJ
8h 16m$185–457Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- 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 43m$139–375Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
9h 57m$148–339Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
11h 7m$183–433Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
44h 5m$286–365Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Hammersmith Bridge Roadbus
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Motrubusferry
- Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
2d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
25h 18m$475–758
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $80 - $250 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs $80 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria is 2217 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Bulgaria without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 39h 35m and costs $340 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Bristol to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bristol to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs $80 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $270 and takes 40h 40m.
Bristol to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 8:33 AM in Bristol and 10:33 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a week. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- 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
- $35–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $158
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Wien Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Wien Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Hammersmith Bridge Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- 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
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Hammersmith Bridge Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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