There are 15 ways to get from Leeds to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LBA - SOF
8h 25m$106–309Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LBA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 50m$75–399Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
34h 2m$602–890Train, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
37h 40m$529–835Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
25h 20m$640–877Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
8h 14m$119–277Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MAN - BOJ
7h 27m$113–307Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
9h 48m$84–290Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane MAN - PDV
8h 33m$158–501Train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Stevenagetrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
9h 21m$105–452Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
9h 41m$135–558Bus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 25m$237–264Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Sofiabus
2d 2h$249–451Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Leeds 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$108–238Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
26h 27m$517–826
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $100 - $310 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $110 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 25m.
The distance between Leeds and Bulgaria is 2244 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 34h 2m and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Leeds to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Leeds to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $100 - $310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $270 and takes 42h 25m.
Leeds to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 1:23 PM in Leeds and 3:23 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Bulgaria?
KLM, Bulgaria Air, and four other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Bucharest in around 42h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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
- $190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Wien Meidling to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $121
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- $161
- 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
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Munich central bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $195
- Website
- Arda Tur
- 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
- $75–190
- 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
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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