There are 10 ways to get from Southampton to Sofia by plane, 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 from Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SOU - SOF
16h 8m$102–355Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
8h 3m$99–435Train, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 30m$239–289Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
23h 24m$601–821Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
7h 35m$117–373Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
8h 6m$112–555Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
8h 1m$107–315Train, bus via Tirana
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
44h 45mTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofiatrain Ic
2d 5h$141–332Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
24h 33m$473–744
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $110 - $600 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $110 - $380.
The distance between Southampton and Sofia is 2101 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 30m and costs $230 - $290.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Southampton to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 5:56 PM in Southampton and 7:56 PM in Sofia.
There are 2266+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
easyJet, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Sofia Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Southampton Airport to Sofia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–370
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
- 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
- +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
- $25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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