There are 14 ways to get from Sofia to Cardiff by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)SOF - CWL
10h£94–297Train, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna OryahovitsaRe
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
32h 30m£60–135Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
24h 47mFly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 9m£67–200Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
8h 40m£93–231Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 32m£120–317Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
9h 21m£89–304Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
9h 19m£84–252Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)SOF - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
9h 38m£116–305Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL)SOF - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
10h 2m£110–343Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraat
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
41h 26m£317–480Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
41h 41m£105–173Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Sofia to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
2d 1h£148–303Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
25h 51m£389–564
Sofia to Cardiff by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to train and night train and bus which costs £55 - £140 and takes 32h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs £65 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 41m.
The distance between Sofia and Cardiff is 1414 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cardiff without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 32h 30m and costs £55 - £140.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Sofia to Cardiff, including transfers.
Sofia to Cardiff bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cardiff is to fly which takes 10h and costs £90 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £180 and takes 41h 41m.
Sofia to Cardiff bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:46 PM in Sofia and 1:46 PM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to University RE via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria in around 41h 41m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–70
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £6–10
- 1st Class
- £9–11
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £5–8
- 1st Class
- £7–9
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £11–16
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £200–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraat
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- 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
- +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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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