There are 11 ways to get from Bulgaria to Manchester by plane, bus, train, car, car train, shuttle, 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.
Fly Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOF - MAN
6h 44m£48–128Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
30h 25m£53–62Bus, train via Brussels
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station 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 London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
38h 7m£428–750Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
26h 1mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OTP - MAN
7h 22m£132–375Fly Burgas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BOJ - MAN
6h 27m£59–199Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane OTP - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
9h 41m£164–496Fly Sofia Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL)plane SOF - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 41m£61–195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
45h 30m£129–325Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidinbus
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
2d 8hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
27h 7m£363–565
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Manchester is to bus which costs £50 - £65 and takes 30h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs £55 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Manchester, Coach Station via Gara de Nord, Soseaua Colentina and Bucharest Obor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Manchester is 1414 miles.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Manchester without a car is to bus which takes 30h 25m and costs £50 - £65.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Bulgaria to Manchester, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Manchester bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs £45 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £65 and takes 30h 25m.
Bulgaria to Manchester bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Manchester is 2h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 8:23 AM in Bulgaria and 6:23 AM in Manchester.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Manchester, Coach Station via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Doamna Ghica, Soseaua Colentina, Gara Obor, and Bucharest Obor in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Burgas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
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
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–380
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station 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
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–75
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- 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
- £17–27
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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