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There are 14 ways to get from Chester to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAN - SOF
    7h 33m
    $108–228

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus N980
    33h 26m
    $71–110

  3. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain train Nj
    4. Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus bus
    37h 29m
    $371–697

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    25h 36m

  5. Fly Liverpool to Sofia Airport

    1. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    7h 3m
    $86–271

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAN - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    8h 45m
    $207–527

  7. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BHX - SOF
    8h 29m
    $102–382

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane MAN - PDV
    8h 30m
    $134–414

  9. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane MAN - BOJ
    7h 24m
    $138–430

  10. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BHX - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    9h 46m
    $206–711

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    36h 48m
    $406–777

  12. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    45h 26m
    $164–325

  13. Train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain train
    4. Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain train
    2d 10h
    $113–259

  14. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    26h 49m
    $529–779

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration5h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$76Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Chester, England and Bulgaria?

You can take a train from Chester to Sveta Nedelya via Liverpool James Street, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Piata Mihail Kogalniceanu, Izvor, Păcii, București, Autogara Militari, Sofia, and Tsentralna Gara in around 33h 26m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 6 times a week.

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