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There are 13 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

    best
    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 36m
    $100–237

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 171 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus
    33h 37m
    $86–131

  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 Sofia Severtrain train 461 / ...
    47h 49m
    $581–1,068

  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
    9h 39m
    $95–329

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BHX - SOF
    8h 16m
    $140–457

  7. 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
    8h 13m
    $100–370

  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
    9h 13m
    $148–452

  9. 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
    9h 59m
    $176–430

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leeds 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
    36h 37m
    $441–722

  11. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus Michalovce
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    47h
    $168–331

  12. Train, bus and ferry

    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 train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain train
    2d 9h
    $118–270

  13. 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 34m
    $527–776

Leeds to Sofia by train, foot, and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration36h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$441Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sofia via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Piata Mihail Kogalniceanu, Izvor, Păcii, and București, Autogara Militari in around 33h 37m. Alternatively, KLM, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.

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