There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOF - EDI
6h 33m£59–164Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Leipzigbus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
36h 53m£365–675Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 28m£473–810Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
28h 52mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OTP - EDI
7h 41m£144–378Fly Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOF - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 43m£78–224Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
47h 46m£168–326Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 6h£265–490Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 13h£152–313Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
29h 58m£408–614
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £55 - £170 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Sofia - Central Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ruse, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 46m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Edinburgh is 1523 miles.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 53m and costs £360 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Bulgaria to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Sofia - Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs £55 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £330 and takes 47h 46m.
Bulgaria to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Ruse station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 9:49 AM in Bulgaria and 7:49 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair and Lufthansa fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ruse, Buchurest, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 47h 46m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £23–35
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £220–400
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–10
- 1st Class
- £10–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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