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There are 13 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sofia by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport

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    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EDI - SOF
    6h 35m
    $83–223

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofiabus bus
    34h 22m
    $178–265

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    6. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train 461 / ...
    2d 1h
    $662–1,158

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    28h 51m

  5. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane GLA - SOF
    10h 38m
    $103–296

  6. Train to Newcastle, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain train
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane NCL - SOF
    9h 57m
    $124–329

  7. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane plane EDI - INI
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airportshuttle bus
    22h 6m

  8. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane EDI - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofiashuttle bus
    11h 32m
    $358–623

  9. Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    9h 39m
    $183–424

  10. Train, bus via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain 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
    38h 34m
    $532–917

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofiabus bus
    46h 10m
    $246–281

  12. Train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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 11h
    $209–409

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Edinburgh 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
    30h 4m
    $554–866

Edinburgh to Sofia by train, foot, and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration38h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket$532Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sofia, Bulgaria?

Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Sofia via London Victoria and Bucharest in around 46h 10m.

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