There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Borovets by plane, train, bus, taxi, night train, car, car train, busferry, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
10h 47m$87–191Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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
- Take the taxi from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Borovetstaxi
39h 25m$622–1,214Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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 Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenetstrain Ic
2d 2h$662–1,184Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Borovetscar
30h 12m$711–1,014Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane EDI - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokovbus
14h 6m$123–300Train, bus and ferry, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Drobeta Turnu Severin Taverna Sarbuluibusferry
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Niteksbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the taxi from Sofia Airport to Borovetstaxi
2d 9hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Borovetscar
31h 20m$567–926
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Borovets is to fly and train and bus which costs $85 - $200 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Borovets is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 47m and costs $85 - $200.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Borovets. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Kostenets via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Borovets is 2545 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Borovets without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 39h 25m and costs $600 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Borovets, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Borovets train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Borovets is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:45 AM in Edinburgh and 5:45 AM in Borovets.
Edinburgh to Borovets train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 549+ hotels available in Borovets.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Borovets, Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Borovets. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, take the train to Kostenets, walk to Kostenets, take the bus to Samokov, then take the bus to Borovets. Alternatively, you can take the train to King's Cross, walk to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Paris Nord, walk to Paris Est, take the train to Karlsruhe Hbf, walk to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station, take the bus to Sofia Serdica Bus Station, then take the taxi to Borovets.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- 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 32m
- 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
- +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 Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- 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
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Drobeta Turnu Severin Taverna Sarbului
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Niteks
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Estimated price
- $55–75
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
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