There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Cardiff by plane, bus, car, car train, train, night 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 Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SOF - CWL
12h 1m£114–382Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 34m£67–218Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
40h 35m£167–184Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
24h 47m£525–714Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 1m£83–345Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 44m£150–356Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 23m£114–462Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 21m£109–400Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
40h 45m£187–241Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
2d 3h£207–298Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
2d 5h£126–273Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
25h 51m£437–676
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £65 - £220 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 35m.
The distance between Sofia and Cardiff is 1416 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cardiff without a car is to bus which takes 40h 35m and costs £160 - £190.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Sofia to Cardiff, including transfers.
Sofia to Cardiff bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly which takes 12h 1m and costs £110 - £390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £190 and takes 40h 35m.
Sofia to Cardiff bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:47 AM in Sofia and 1:47 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Cardiff, Wales?
Bulgaria Air, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to University RE via Bucharest and London Victoria in around 40h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Vienna, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £4–5
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £3–4
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £3–5
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–2
- 1st Class
- £1–2
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–120
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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