There are 10 ways to get from Thurso to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, ferry, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane INV - SOF
13h 23m$183–527Ferry to Kirkwall, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KOI - SOF
14h 40m$167–525Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Doncastertrain
- Take the bus from Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
2d 8h$486–704Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Thurso to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
33h 51m$788–1,090Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ABZ - SOF
16h 38m$232–626Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
15h 17m$215–520Bus, train
- Take the bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 9h$507–1,313Bus
- Take the bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 10h$264–631Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Finsbury Parktrain
- Take the busferry from London Edmunton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 19h$430–782Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Thurso to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
34h 59m$644–1,001
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $210 - $550 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 13h 23m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Thurso to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Bus Station Stance 3, Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Thurso and Sofia is 2798 km.
The best way to get from Thurso to Sofia without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $480 - $750.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Thurso to Sofia, including transfers.
Thurso to Sofia bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland station.
Thurso to Sofia bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Inverness Union Street station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Thurso. It is currently 2:21 PM in Thurso and 4:21 PM in Sofia.
There are 2253+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Sofia Central Bus Station via Inverness Union Street, Bus Station Stance 3, Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Kirkwall to Sofia Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Sofia Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Kirkwall to Sofia Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport, London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–380
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $159
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $159
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Thurso Royal Bank of Scotland to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $43–47
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $40–80
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Edmunton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- $18–23
- Peak
- $22–26
- 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
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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