There are 9 ways to get from Aberdeen to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ABZ - SOF
9h 17m$95–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
39h 6m$132–299Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberdeen to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Sofia
32h$626–918Fly Aberdeen Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)ABZ - BOJ
9h 18m$107–425Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ABZ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 29m$187–562Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)EDI - SOF
9h 7m$109–293Train, bus via Rotterdam
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
46h 13m$337–697Bus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
2d 4h$232–314Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Haymarket StationE1
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motru
- Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
2d 13h
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $95 - $300 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $100 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria, Buchurest and Ruse Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Aberdeen and Bulgaria is 2443 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 6m and costs $130 - $300.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Aberdeen to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $95 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $320 and takes 2 days 4h.
Aberdeen to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 7:39 AM in Aberdeen and 9:39 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Bulgaria?
KLM, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Union Square Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria, Bucharest, Buchurest, and Ruse Central Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Burgas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Burgas Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Burgas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Adelphi to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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