There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Belfast by plane, bus, busferry, train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SOF - BHD
8h 27m£65–216Fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SOF - BFS
8h 38m£59–152Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
2d 6hFly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
8h 49m£75–282Train, night train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
2d 7h£183–330Bus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
2d 16hTrain, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Liverpool Elmway closebusferry
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
2d 20h£117–270
Sofia Airport (SOF) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Belfast is to fly which costs £55 - £160 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Belfast is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Sofia and Belfast is 1575 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Belfast without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Sofia to Belfast, including transfers.
Sofia to Belfast bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Belfast bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Belfast is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:08 PM in Sofia and 8:08 PM in Belfast.
Book your Sofia to Belfast bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
British Airways, Bulgaria Air, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belfast International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–430
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £3–5
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £3–5
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–2
- 1st Class
- £1–2
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–90
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–90
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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