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

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LHR - SOF
    6h 51m
    $118–348

  2. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STN - SOF
    7h 36m
    $93–560

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    38h 52m
    $218–268

  4. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Reading to Farringdon Withouttrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Eil
    3. Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    39h 51m
    $418–755

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    23h 1m
    $652–907

  6. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LTN - SOF
    7h 28m
    $123–462

  7. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane LTN - VAR
    7h 26m
    $142–381

  8. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane LTN - BOJ
    7h 21m
    $123–554

  9. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane LHR - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    10h 23m
    $121–447

  10. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane STN - PDV
    8h 36m
    $143–435

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus bus Ra1
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    40h 43m
    $185–305

  12. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Reading to Ealing Broadwaytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Râmnicu Vâlcea Socarbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Sofiabus bus 983
    2d 9h
    $151–338

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    24h 10m
    $529–857

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration4h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$94Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,102.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 51m

What companies run services between Reading, England and Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Sofia Central Bus Station via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 40h 43m.

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