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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LHR - SOF
    7h 58m
    $156–310

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STN - SOF
    8h 2m
    $93–266

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 Siegburg Bftrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41
    5. Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    33h 49m
    $352–527

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 10m
    $317–542

  5. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    21h 5m

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 41m
    $99–409

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 42m
    $116–312

  8. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 31m
    $116–301

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 8m
    $237–575

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

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane STN - PDV
    8h 54m
    $129–382

  11. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus Michalovce
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    39h 3m
    $142–189

  12. Bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the busferry from Folkestone 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. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus N980
    2d 6h

  14. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    22h 25m
    $443–655

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 Folkestone, England and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Pencester Road, Dover, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 39h 3m.

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