There are 14 ways to get from Darlington to Sofia by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport
best- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MME - SOF
9h 4m$133–474Train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCL - SOF
9h 29m$95–162Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
36h 21m$488–1,038Train, night train
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- 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 train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
47h 38m$597–1,073Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Darlington to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
26h 3m$658–902Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
8h 5m$123–292Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LBA - SOF
9h 47m$109–351Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
8h 30m$160–362Train, train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
9h 5m$165–347Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
9h 16m$249–518Bus
- Take the bus from Dolphin Centre to Marble Archbus 598
- 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
44h 37m$241–421Train, bus
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$365–547Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Darlington 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$151–313Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Darlington to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
27h 11m$514–814
Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darlington to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $90 - $170 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Darlington to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $120 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Darlington to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Dolphin Centre and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Marble Arch, London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Darlington to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Darlington 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 47h 38m.
The distance between Darlington and Sofia is 2258 km.
The best way to get from Darlington to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 36h 21m and costs $480 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Darlington to Sofia, including transfers.
Darlington to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dolphin Centre station.
Darlington to Sofia train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Darlington station.
The best way to get from Darlington to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $130 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $430 and takes 44h 37m.
What companies run services between Darlington, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
KLM, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dolphin Centre to Sofia Central Bus Station via Marble Arch, Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 44h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–130
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
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 Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
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
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Dolphin Centre to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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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Darlington to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Marble Arch station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Darlington. It is currently 4:55 AM in Darlington and 6:55 AM in Sofia.
Darlington to Sofia train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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