There are 15 ways to get from Dover to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, busferry, or car train
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
8h 6m$169–439Bus and ferry, train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Dover to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d$92–215Train, bus
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
35h 7m$435–775Train, night train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
2d 1h$570–1,014Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
21h 54m$435–698Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
7h 44m$111–534Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LTN - BOJ
7h 27m$140–469Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
7h 54m$179–427Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 26m$167–484Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane STN - PDV
8h 44m$252–620Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 8m$119–489Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LGW - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 9m$177–575Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
35h 25m$193Bus via Sibiu
- Take the bus from Dover to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus 983
47h 52mEurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
21h 15m$559–761
Dover to Bulgaria by train, night train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $140 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Централни Хали via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Централна Гара. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Dover and Bulgaria is 2209 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 7m and costs $430 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Dover to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Dover to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Bulgaria train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
Dover to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Dover to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest in around 35h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Southeastern
- 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
- +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
- $35–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Dover. It is currently 4:39 PM in Dover and 6:39 PM in Bulgaria.
Dover to Bulgaria train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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