There are 12 ways to get from Crewe to Sofia by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, 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 from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
6h 29m$70–258Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHX - SOF
7h 10m$63–402Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
35h 54m$438–842Train, night train
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
46h 37m$546–1,055Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Crewe to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
25h 9m$636–870Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
6h 41m$99–255Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
8h 12m$186–538Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
8h 15m$117–587Train, bus
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
44h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Stoke-on-Trent to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
45h 24m$173–288Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Crewe to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 9h$104–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Crewe to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
26h 17m$512–818
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crewe to Sofia is to fly which costs $70 - $260 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Crewe to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $70 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Crewe to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from The Terrace and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Stoke-on-Trent, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Crewe to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Crewe and arriving at Sofia Sever via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 37m.
The distance between Crewe and Sofia is 2278 km.
The best way to get from Crewe to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 35h 54m and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Crewe to Sofia, including transfers.
Crewe to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stoke-on-Trent station.
Crewe to Sofia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Crewe station.
The best way to get from Crewe to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $70 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $290 and takes 45h 24m.
What companies run services between Crewe, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Terrace to Sofia Central Bus Station via Stoke-on-Trent, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 45h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stoke-on-Trent to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Crewe to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Heathrow Airport station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Crewe. It is currently 12:21 PM in Crewe and 2:21 PM in Sofia.
Crewe to Sofia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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