There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Heathrow by plane, bus, train, night train, 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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
5h 57m£75–220Fly to Luton Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
7h 32m£27–269Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Kelebia to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
32h 56m£234–405Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
37h 50m£146–150Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Heathrowcar
23h£493–665Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
7h 38m£65–377Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London City Airport (LCY)plane SOF - LCY
8h 33m£226–767Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
33h 37m£225–409Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
34h 39m£365–579Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Râmnicu Vâlceabus 983
- Take the busferry from Râmnicu Vâlcea Socar to London Wembley Parkbusferry
2d 7h£101–221Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Heathrowcar
24h 2m£403–622
Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Heathrow is to fly which costs £65 - £380 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Heathrow is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs £75 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Heathrow station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Heathrow Central Bus Station via Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 50m.
The distance between Sofia and Heathrow is 1284 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Heathrow without a car is to bus which takes 37h 50m and costs £145 - £150.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Sofia to Heathrow, including transfers.
Sofia to Heathrow bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Heathrow is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs £75 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £145 - £150 and takes 37h 50m.
Sofia to Heathrow bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Heathrow is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:45 AM in Sofia and 9:45 AM in Heathrow.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Heathrow, England?
British Airways, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station via Bucharest and London Victoria in around 37h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–220
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–490
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- 2nd Class
- £5–6
- 1st Class
- £6–9
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Kelebia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £190–300
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–34
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Râmnicu Vâlcea Socar to London Wembley Park
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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