There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Cardiff by plane, train, night train, 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.
Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SOF - CWL
10h 56m£119–172Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 34m£63–204Train, night train, bus
- 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 train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
40h 47m£193–259Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
24h 43m£471–636Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 56m£103–321Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 48m£162–398Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 19m£120–469Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 5m£109–373Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
40h 58m£174–220Bus 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 Kingsway GRbus 507 / ...
2d 3h£206–327Train, bus and 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 London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
2d 5h£138–311Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
25h 47m£378–574
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £60 - £210 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs £60 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 58m.
The distance between Sofia and Cardiff is 1416 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cardiff without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 40h 47m and costs £190 - £260.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Sofia to Cardiff, including transfers.
Sofia to Cardiff bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs £110 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £220 and takes 40h 58m.
Sofia to Cardiff bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:21 PM in Sofia and 4:21 PM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Cardiff, Wales?
Bulgaria Air, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to University RE via Bucharest and London Victoria in around 40h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–280
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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