There are 12 ways to get from Leeds to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
7h 16m$91–204Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LBA - SOF
8h 28m$85–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h 2m$91–119Train, night train
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
47h 46m$582–1,039Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
25h 22mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHX - SOF
7h 57m$150–364Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
7h 54m$110–313Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
9h 15m$123–413Bus
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
44h 41m$144–297Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$281–469Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
2d 9h$122–263Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
26h 34m$494–781
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $90 - $120 and takes 32h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $90 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Civic Q and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Bradford and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Leeds and arriving at Sofia Sever via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 46m.
The distance between Leeds and Sofia is 2328 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 2m and costs $90 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Leeds to Sofia, including transfers.
Leeds to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Leeds to Sofia train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs $85 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 44h 41m.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?
KLM, Bulgaria Air, and four other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Civic Q to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bradford Interchange Bus Station, Bradford, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 44h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- $130–230
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–90
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- 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
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Leeds to Sofia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 6:22 PM in Leeds and 8:22 PM in Sofia.
Leeds to Sofia train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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