There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Inverness by plane, bus, train, night train, busferry, car, car train, 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane SOF - INV
13h 6m£84–189Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
42h 37m£526–952Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3bus
2d 4h£193–329Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- 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 7h£430–676Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SOF - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
12h 28m£114–298Fly 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£89–228Fly 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
12h 58m£118–268Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
2d 11hTrain, 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 Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
2d 17h£181–366Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
31h 38m£558–762Drive, 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 40m£460–710
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Inverness is to fly which costs £80 - £190 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which takes 11h 32m and costs £85 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Park and Ride. 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 7h.
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 via Vienna which takes 42h 37m and costs £500 - £950.
It takes approximately 13h 6m 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 13h 6m and costs £80 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £190 - £330 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Inverness, Scotland?
British Airways, Bulgaria Air, and three 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 Bus Station Stance 3 via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, and Park and Ride 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
- £80–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sofia Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–370
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- 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
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)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £3–5
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £1–2
- 1st Class
- £1–2
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–76
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–280
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- 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
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £39
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- 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 6:30 AM in Sofia and 4:30 AM in Inverness.
Sofia to Inverness train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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