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There are 12 ways to get from Carlisle to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EDI - SOF
    8h 9m
    $143–314

  2. Train to Newcastle, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain train
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane NCL - SOF
    10h 43m
    $113–466

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    34h 59m
    $617–985

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain train Nj / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    38h 44m
    $546–940

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Carlisle to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    27h 16m
    $748–1,033

  6. Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    8h 43m
    $155–308

  7. Train, train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain train
    2. Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain train
    3. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MME - SOF
    12h 28m
    $314–888

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAN - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    11h 47m
    $120–453

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus 838
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    44h 35m
    $267–307

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    46h 42m

  11. Train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain train
    4. Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    2d 10h
    $138–286

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Carlisle to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    28h 23m
    $626–982

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration5h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket$89Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,597.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 9m

What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest in around 44h 35m.

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