There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Blackpool by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, 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 Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOF - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Blackpool Northtrain
8h 2m£69–185Bus, night train, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool Northtrain
32h 21m£49–82Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Blackpoolcar
26h 20mFly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL)plane SOF - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool Northtrain
8h 16m£56–245Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
9h 15m£59–236Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane SOF - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Blackpool Northtrain
12h 20m£70–170Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
9h 46m£136–414Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
9h 47m£89–410Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to National Express Coach Facilitybus 121 / ...
39h 22m£53–95Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bradfordbus
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Blackpool Northtrain
46h 41m£117–260Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool Northtrain
2d 9h£85–198Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Blackpoolcar
27h 26m£398–585
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Blackpool is to bus and night train and train which costs £45 - £85 and takes 32h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Blackpool is to fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs £65 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Blackpool. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at National Express Coach Facility via București, Autogara Militari, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 22m.
The distance between Sofia and Blackpool is 1459 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Blackpool without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 32h 21m and costs £45 - £85.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Sofia to Blackpool, including transfers.
Sofia to Blackpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Blackpool bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Blackpool is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:56 PM in Sofia and 1:56 PM in Blackpool.
There are 1793+ hotels available in Blackpool.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Blackpool, England?
You can take a bus from Sofia to National Express Coach Facility via București, Autogara Militari, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest, and Manchester Central Coach Station in around 39h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Blackpool North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £5–8
- 1st Class
- £7–9
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–10
- 1st Class
- £10–12
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to National Express Coach Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–75
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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