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How to get fromDover to Sofiaby train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, busferry, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Dover to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car ferry, car, busferry, or car train

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LHR - SOF
    7h 53m
    $166–386

  2. Bus and ferry, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the busferry from Dover to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain train
    3. Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    47h 48m
    $89–209

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus Sofia-Bucharest
    35h 33m
    $206–209

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    6. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train Ic / ...
    45h 55m
    $509–1,125

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    22h 5m
    $494–795

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STN - SOF
    7h 33m
    $108–550

  7. Train to London City Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LCY - SOF
    8h 46m
    $280–1,089

  8. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LTN - SOF
    7h 32m
    $141–475

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    35h 52m
    $427–732

  10. Bus via Sibiu

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Sibiubus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus bus 983
    47h 45m

  11. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    21h 26m
    $619–861

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar34Weekly Planes
Duration4h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,204.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 53m

What companies run services between Dover, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a vehicle from Dover to Sofia Central Bus Station via Dover and Bucharest in around 35h 33m.

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