There are 13 ways to get from Bulgaria to Exeter by plane, bus, train, car, car train, shuttle, night train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Sofia Airport to Exeter
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Exeter (EXT)plane SOF - EXT
9h 38m£89–278Fly Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 48m£77–265Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
34h 19m£134–206Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
25h 5mFly Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 3m£163–346Fly Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 34m£123–402Fly Sofia Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 21m£136–474Fly Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SOF - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
15h 50m£123–343Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OTP - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 42m£226–522Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
42h 37m£302–563Bus
- 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 Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
44h 25m£154–236Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motrubus
- Take the busferry from Motru to London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
2d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Exetercar
26h 14m£372–551
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Exeter (EXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Exeter is to fly which costs £85 - £280 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs £75 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Sofia - Central Bus Station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Ruse, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 25m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Exeter is 1399 miles.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Exeter without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 19m and costs £130 - £210.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Bulgaria to Exeter, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Exeter bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Sofia - Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Exeter is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs £85 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £150 - £240 and takes 44h 25m.
Bulgaria to Exeter bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Ruse station.
Exeter is 2h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 4:07 PM in Bulgaria and 2:07 PM in Exeter.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Exeter, England?
Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Exeter (EXT) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Bampfylde Street via Ruse, Buchurest, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 44h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Budapest, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £95–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Nuremberg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Vienna, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Zagreb, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £70–85
- Seating Carriage
- £45–55
- 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
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- £90–210
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Schedules at
- yubim.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
- £12–28
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Motru to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- 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
- £7–18
- 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
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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