There are 11 ways to get from Luton to Bulgaria by plane, bus, train, car, car train, shuttle, 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.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
4h 3m$53–376Fly to Burgas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LTN - BOJ
3h 54m$46–181Bus
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
30h 40m$53–69Train, bus
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
35h 50m$279–511Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar
22h 56mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
5h 20m$152–1,563Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LTN - VAR
4h 32m$165–337Fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane LTN - PDV
5h 5m$88–315Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
47h 7m$185–350Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Luton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
2d 3h$100–223Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sofiacar
24h 9m$478–705
Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $50 - $70 and takes 30h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 3h 54m and costs $45 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Bd. Garii Obor, Piata Unirii 1 and Bucharest Gară Filaret. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
The distance between Luton and Bulgaria is 2067 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 30h 40m and costs $50 - $70.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Luton to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Luton to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs $50 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $70 and takes 30h 40m.
Luton to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Bucharest Obor station.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Luton. It is currently 5:53 PM in Luton and 7:53 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air flies from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luton to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest Obor, Bd. Garii Obor, Piata Unirii 1, Soseaua Viilor, and Bucharest Gară Filaret in around 30h 40m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $20–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $29–40
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $13–20
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $95–140
- Comfort
- $110–160
- Premium
- $150–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $100–160
- 1st Class
- $160–240
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $30–45
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–13
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Luton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- 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
- $60–80
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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