There are 14 ways to get from London to Gabrovo by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlaktrain
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
11h 42mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
12h 48m$78–353Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Gabrovobus
37h$174–184Train, bus via Linz
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain 90N
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kazanlaktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
40hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Gabrovocar
24h 43m$619–839Fly London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane STN - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Gabrovobus
11h 16mFly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlaktrain
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
12h 4mFly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
12h 20m$130–359Train to Luton Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane LTN - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Gabrovobus
11h 17mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlaktrain
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
12h 10mFly London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
12h 47m$104–287Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Stationbus
37h 29m$396–894Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Polski Trambeshtrain 461
- Take the bus from Polski Trambesh to Gabrovobus
2d 20h$105–316Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Gabrovocar
25h 52m$477–747
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Gabrovo is to bus which costs $170 - $190 and takes 37h.
The fastest way to get from London to Gabrovo is to fly and night train which takes 12h 20m and costs $130 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Gabrovo. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Gabrovo via Buchurest and Ruse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h.
The distance between London and Gabrovo is 2308 km.
The best way to get from London to Gabrovo without a car is to bus which takes 37h and costs $170 - $190.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from London to Gabrovo, including transfers.
London to Gabrovo bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Gabrovo bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Gabrovo is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 12:07 PM in London and 2:07 PM in Gabrovo.
There are 307+ hotels available in Gabrovo.
What companies run services between London, England and Gabrovo, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Gabrovo via Bucharest, Buchurest, and Ruse in around 37h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–380
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Polski Trambesh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0878 64 30 15
- info@kazanlak-bg.info
- Website
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Polski Trambesh to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $125
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +359 66 80 55 66
- opt_gabrovo@abv.bg
- Website
- optgabrovo.eu
Bus from Plovdiv to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- optgabrovo.eu
Bus from Plovdiv to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- optgabrovo.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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