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There are 13 ways to get from Preston to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

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    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAN - SOF
    7h 14m
    $92–221

  2. Train, bus via Brussels

    1. Take the train from Preston 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 St.Poelten Hbftrain train Nj
    4. Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus bus
    37h 38m
    $351–723

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 181 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus
    37h 57m
    $97–144

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    26h

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAN - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    8h 26m
    $176–510

  6. Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    7h 31m
    $93–357

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

    1. Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain 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 Ruseshuttle bus
    9h 59m
    $192–556

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane MAN - PDV
    8h 11m
    $168–287

  9. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane MAN - BOJ
    7h 5m
    $132–433

  10. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BHX - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle bus
    9h 36m
    $210–637

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus bus
    2d 3h
    $198–407

  12. Train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Preston 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
    $111–264

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Preston 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
    27h 12m
    $538–792

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

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration5h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket$79Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Preston, England and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bus Station to Sofia via Manchester, Coach Station, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest, and București, Autogara Militari in around 37h 57m.

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