There are 14 ways to get from Wales to Bulgaria by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
7h$70–252Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Sofiabus
39h 39m$342–664Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
41h 30m$233–286Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
24h 43m$628–860Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
8h 21m$88–250Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
8h 3m$193–517Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MAN - BOJ
8h 14m$109–302Fly Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
7h 59m$115–285Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
8h 44m$151–611Fly Liverpool to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LPL - BOJ
7h 53m$131–397Fly Liverpool to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LPL - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 24m$138–500Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
44h 23m$294–375Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Motrubusferry
- Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
25h 51m$500–783
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which costs $65 - $260 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which takes 7h and costs $65 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Wales to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
The distance between Wales and Bulgaria is 2258 km.
The best way to get from Wales to Bulgaria without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 39h 39m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Wales to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Wales to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Wales to Bulgaria is to bus which takes 41h 30m and costs $230 - $290. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $290 and takes 7h 59m.
Wales to Bulgaria bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Wales. It is currently 3:39 AM in Wales and 5:39 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Wales and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Bucharest in around 41h 30m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
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
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- National Express
- 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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