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How to get fromLeeds to SofiaBy train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Leeds to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAN - SOF
    7h 14m
    $85–214

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 59m
    $89–113

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Leeds 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 Sofiatrain train 461
    47h 59m
    $565–1,021

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    25h 22m

  5. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport

    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LBA - SOF
    8h 21m
    $95–230

  6. Train to Liverpool, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    7h 50m
    $109–301

  7. Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain train
    2. Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STN - SOF
    8h 48m
    $126–362

  8. Train to Luton Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Stevenagetrain train
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LTN - SOF
    8h 56m
    $109–343

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 170 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Sibiubus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus bus 983
    39h 43m
    $111–184

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bradford to Trenčínbus bus
    2. Take the train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 604 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    44h 48m
    $152–288

  11. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds 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 bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 8h

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Leeds 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
    26h 35m
    $495–781

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration5h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket$84Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Leeds, England and Sofia, Bulgaria?

Ryanair, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sofia via Manchester, Coach Station, Cluj-Napoca, and Sibiu in around 39h 43m.

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