There are 11 ways to get from Bulgaria to Scotland by shuttle, plane, bus, train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OTP - EDI
7h 41m£154–388Fly Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOF - EDI
6h 59m£55–150Bus, train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- 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 London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
36h 13m£274–824Bus, train
- 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 London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
40h 21m£238–670Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
28h 44mFly Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOF - GLA
8h 54m£70–160Fly Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SOF - ABZ
10h 10m£65–240Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraatbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
45h 5m£165–640Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
47h 51m£102–170Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motrubus
- Take the busferry from Motru to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 10hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
29h 46m£441–645
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Scotland is to fly which costs £55 - £150 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs £55 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 51m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Scotland is 1577 miles.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Scotland without a car is to bus and train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 36h 13m and costs £270 - £850.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Bulgaria to Scotland, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Scotland bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Scotland is to fly which takes 8h 54m and costs £70 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £170 and takes 47h 51m.
Bulgaria to Scotland bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Scotland is 2h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 11:05 PM in Bulgaria and 9:05 PM in Scotland.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Scotland?
Lufthansa, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Birmingham, and Newhall St in around 47h 51m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–120
- 1st Class
- £120–180
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–230
- 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
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £94
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraat
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–55
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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