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There are 14 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

    best
    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
    $95–261

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Coach Stn 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
    $74–151

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain train 83
    4. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    32h 43m
    $286–886

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    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
    $316–826

  5. 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 6m

  6. 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
    $189–540

  7. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BHX - SOF
    8h 21m
    $88–301

  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
    $106–387

  9. 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
    $110–284

  10. 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
    $120–413

  11. 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 37m
    $207–650

  12. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    41h 16m
    $241–776

  13. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motrubusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus bus
    2d 6h

  14. 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 14m
    $538–792

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

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration4h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Preston, England and Bulgaria?

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

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