There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Inverness by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane SOF - INV
9h 30m£77–233Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
38h 54m£177–350Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
2d 6h£397–670Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
31h 32mFly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SOF - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
12h 27m£106–335Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOF - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
11h 32m£86–268Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOF - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
14h 23m£111–274Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
2d 4h£143–284Bus, train via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
2d 8h£263–485Train, 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 Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
2d 17h£168–335Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Invernesscar
32h 39m£445–693
Sofia to Inverness by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which costs £85 - £270 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Inverness is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Inverness Union Street via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Newhall St and Buchanan Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Inverness via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Sofia and Inverness is 1599 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Inverness without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 54m and costs £170 - £350.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Sofia to Inverness, including transfers.
Sofia to Inverness bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Inverness train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Inverness is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs £75 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £290 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Inverness, Scotland?
Bulgaria Air, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Inverness Union Street via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Birmingham, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £26
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- 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
- £8–19
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Inverness bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Inverness is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 9:49 AM in Sofia and 7:49 AM in Inverness.
Sofia to Inverness train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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