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There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Smolyan by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, night train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAN - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus bus
    12h 7m

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus bus
    3. Take the train from Ruse to Plovdivtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus bus
    37h 20m
    $67–90

  3. Train, bus, taxi

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain train Nj
    4. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train
    6. Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi taxi
    45h 3m
    $617–969

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Smolyancar car
    28h 59m

  5. Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus bus
    12h 48m

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BHX - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus bus
    13h 39m

  7. Fly Manchester Airport to Kavala International Airport, drive

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane plane MAN - KVA
    2. Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar car
    11h 7m
    $126–369

  8. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leedstrain train
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane LBA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus bus
    16h 43m
    $399–696

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus bus
    2d 1h

  10. Bus and ferry, night train, train, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus bus
    3d 4h
    $107–236

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Smolyancar car
    30h 12m
    $534–800

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

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration4h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$79Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Manchester, England and Smolyan, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Manchester to Smolyan. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, take the line 84 bus to Умбал Св. Анна, take the line 305 bus to Централна Гара, walk to Sofia, then take the bus to Smolyan. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Smolyan via Bucharest Obor, Piața Iancului, Gara de Nord 1, Buchurest, Ruse, Ruse, Plovdiv, and Plovdiv in around 37h 20m.

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