There are 11 ways to get from Bulgaria to Bristol by plane, bus, night train, train, car, car train, 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 Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SOF - BRS
6h 52m£47–183Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
36h 4m£261–486Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 040 / ...
39h 45m£158–180Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Bristolcar
24h 9m£467–628Fly Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
8h 26m£72–317Fly Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
8h 39m£151–385Fly Burgas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BOJ - BRS
6h 49m£78–274Fly Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
9h 13m£105–410Fly Sofia Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
9h 1m£118–342Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Sofia to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 040 / ...
2d 1h£163–325Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Bristolcar
25h 13m£375–586
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Bristol is to fly which costs £45 - £190 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Bristol is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs £75 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Bristol station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 45m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Bristol is 1386 miles.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Bristol without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 36h 4m and costs £260 - £490.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Bulgaria to Bristol, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Bristol bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Bristol is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs £45 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £150 - £180 and takes 39h 45m.
Bulgaria to Bristol bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Bristol is 2h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 6:58 PM in Bulgaria and 4:58 PM in Bristol.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Bristol, England?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bus Station via Bucharest and London Victoria in around 39h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–220
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £147
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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