There are 12 ways to get from Bath to Sofia by train, plane, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
7h 27m$176–392Fly from Bristol Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
6h 31m$50–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 6m$136–182Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bath to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
24h 15mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
8h 11m$126–440Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHX - SOF
8h 2m$125–383Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
8h 12m$138–551Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LGW - SOF
8h 28m$142–338Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 403
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
41h 25m$225–264Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 403
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$259–418Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
2d 5h$174–401Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bath to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
25h 29m$470–745
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Sofia is to fly which costs $50 - $290 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $50 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 25m.
The distance between Bath and Sofia is 2246 km.
The best way to get from Bath to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 6m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Bath to Sofia, including transfers.
Bath to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bath to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $50 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $270 and takes 41h 25m.
Bath to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Bath. It is currently 4:21 PM in Bath and 6:21 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Bucharest in around 41h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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