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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 8m
    $161–317

  2. Bus via Bucharest

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 24m
    $69–96

  3. 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 20m
    $322–549

  4. 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
    $442–649

  5. 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
    $104–416

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

    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
    $98–273

  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
    $121–319

  8. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas 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 Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane LTN - BOJ
    7h 41m
    $121–308

  9. 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
    $242–582

  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
    $134–389

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    46h 17m
    $179–181

  12. Bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the busferry from Dover to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain train
    3. Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain train
    2d
    $99–227

  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 17mAverage Duration
Ticket$77Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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, Bd. Garii Obor, Piata Unirii 1, Soseaua Viilor, and Bucharest Gară Filaret in around 29h 24m.

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