There are 12 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech by plane, bus, night train, train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)LHR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Lovech
9h 28m$108–234Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)LTN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Lovech
10h 55m$62–494Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station230 / ...
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Lovech
29h 19mTrain, night train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the train from Videle to PlevenIr
2d 2h$446–1,048Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lovech
24h 9mFly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
10h 54m$303–604Fly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)STN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Lovech
11h 30m$91–436Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
12h 25m$307–614Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Caracal
- Take the train from Caracal to Corabia
- Drive from Corabia to Lovech
38h 24m$157–242Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
39h 16m$180–202Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to PlevenIr
2d 23h$123–251Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Lovech
25h 17m$503–748
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $500 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech is to fly and bus which takes 9h 28m and costs $100 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and arriving at Lovech via London Victoria, Buchurest, Ruse Central Bus Station and Pleven. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 16m.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Lovech is 2212 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech without a car is to bus and night train which takes 29h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Lovech is 2h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 8:56 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 10:56 AM in Lovech.
There are 31+ hotels available in Lovech.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Lovech, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Lovech via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Bucharest, Buchurest, Ruse Central Bus Station, Pleven Bus Station, and Pleven in around 39h 16m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Caracal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–46
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Caracal to Corabia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Lovech
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Lovech
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $159
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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