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There are 13 ways to get from Dover to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, or car train

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LHR - SOF
    8h 9m
    $127–314

  2. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STN - SOF
    8h 12m
    $66–306

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    27h 36m
    $73–103

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain 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
    36h 17m
    $293–651

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    22h 5m
    $434–651

  6. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LTN - SOF
    7h 51m
    $71–272

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LGW - SOF
    7h 52m
    $94–286

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane STN - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    9h 18m
    $220–615

  9. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane LTN - VAR
    8h 19m
    $197–431

  10. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane STN - PDV
    9h 4m
    $103–423

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoortbus bus
    2. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Berchemtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    37h 3m
    $122–170

  12. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Dover to Motrubusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus bus
    45h 2m

  13. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    21h 22m

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration5h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$83Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dover, England and Bulgaria?

You can take a vehicle from Dover to Sofia Central Bus Station via Dover, Bucharest Obor, Piata Iancului, Gara de Nord, Buchurest, and Ruse Central Bus Station in around 27h 36m.

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