There are 12 ways to get from London to Samokov by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, car train, 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.
Fly from London Heathrow Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus
7h 24m$119–281Train to Luton Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- 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 bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus
7h 46m$53–199Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Samokovtaxi
30h 49m$311–740Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Samokovcar
23h 48mFly from London Stansted Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus
8h 10m$64–240Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LGW - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus
7h 36m$73–209Fly from London City Airport, bus
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LCY - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus
9h 3m$173–409Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokovbus
33h 23m$284–712Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus
40h 49m$195–212Train, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
42h 19m$186–498Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Pazardzhik stationbus
- Take the train from Pazardjik to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
2d 2h$197–360Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Samokovcar
24h 56m$476–687
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Samokov is to train and fly and bus which costs $50 - $200 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from London to Samokov is to fly and bus which takes 7h 24m and costs $110 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Samokov. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Samokov Lidl Parking Lot via Buchurest, Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo and Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 49m.
The distance between London and Samokov is 2125 km.
The best way to get from London to Samokov without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 30h 49m and costs $310 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from London to Samokov, including transfers.
London to Samokov bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Samokov bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Samokov is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 6:37 AM in London and 8:37 AM in Samokov.
There are 562+ hotels available in Samokov.
What companies run services between London, England and Samokov, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot via Bucharest, Buchurest, Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, and Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop in around 40h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- 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
Flights from London City Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–400
Flights from London City Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from London City Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–110
Flights from London City Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.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
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 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
- $10–28
- 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
- $8–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $80–120
- 2nd Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Pazardjik to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- 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
- $162
- 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
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Pazardzhik station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- $45–55
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Want to know more about travelling around Bulgaria
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
How to get from Heathrow Airport into central London
Read the travel guide





















































































