There are 15 ways to get from Carlisle to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, 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.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
8h 2m$122–305Train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCL - SOF
10h 19m$101–471Train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
37h 22m$495–1,094Train, night train
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
2d$614–1,139Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Carlisle to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
27h 5m$678–931Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
7h 41m$130–313Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
8h 34m$159–360Train, train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MME - SOF
11h 51m$191–588Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Carlisle to Shipleytrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LBA - SOF
11h 54m$155–377Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
9h 59m$272–592Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
9h 57m$206–713Bus
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
45h 20m$241–268Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 6h$274–421Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Carlisle 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$154–318Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Carlisle to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
28h 12m$534–843
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $100 - $480 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $130 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Halston Hotel and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Carlisle to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Carlisle and arriving at Sofia Sever via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Carlisle and Sofia is 2452 km.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 22m and costs $490 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Carlisle to Sofia, including transfers.
Carlisle to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Halston Hotel station.
Carlisle to Sofia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Carlisle station.
Carlisle to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Halston Hotel to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest in around 45h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $158
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Shipley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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
- $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
- 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
- $130–170
- 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
- $80–200
- 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
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Sofia is 2h ahead of Carlisle. It is currently 3:25 AM in Carlisle and 5:25 AM in Sofia.
Carlisle to Sofia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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