There are 10 ways to get from Oxford to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHX - SOF
6h 48m$111–264Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
7h 42m$104–311Bus
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 54m$201Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Oxford to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
23h 43m$598–816Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
6h 58m$171–407Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
7h 41m$115–443Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
8h 6m$124–331Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$254–374Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Gloucester Green Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 737
- Take the busferry from Luton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 6h$107–257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Oxford to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
24h 51m$455–728
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oxford to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $110 - $270 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Oxford to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $110 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Oxford to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Queens Lane and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 54m.
The distance between Oxford and Sofia is 2273 km.
The best way to get from Oxford to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 39h 54m and costs $201 - $202.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Oxford to Sofia, including transfers.
Oxford to Sofia bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, depart from Queens Lane station.
Oxford to Sofia bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Oxford. It is currently 7:46 PM in Oxford and 9:46 PM in Sofia.
Book your Oxford to Sofia bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Oxford, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Queens Lane to Sofia Central Bus Station via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, and Bucharest in around 39h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- 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
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- 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
- $163
- 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
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Gloucester Green Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Luton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- 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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