There are 15 ways to get from Sofia to Leeds 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane SOF - LBA
8h 57m£85–130Fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Stevenage to Leedstrain
9h 56m£53–193Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain 46 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
30h 48m£203–737Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraatbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
41h 16m£155–547Train, 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 Leedstrain
47h 42m£252–729Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOF - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
7h 59m£75–185Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL)plane SOF - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
7h 59m£83–268Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leedstrain
8h 33m£88–341Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leedstrain
9h 23m£103–276Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Leedstrain
9h 57m£67–225Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Leedstrain
10h 18m£125–370Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Racic Eurobus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bradfordbus Michalovce
45h 6m£92–190Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motrubus
- Take the busferry from Motru to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leedstrain
2d 6hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Leedscar
25h 25mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Leedscar
26h 27m£398–572
Sofia to Leeds by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Leeds is to fly and train which costs £50 - £200 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Leeds is to fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs £75 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Leeds. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Civic L via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Bradford Interchange Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Leeds. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Leeds via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 42m.
The distance between Sofia and Leeds is 1400 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Leeds without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 30h 48m and costs £200 - £750.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Sofia to Leeds, including transfers.
Sofia to Leeds bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Leeds train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Leeds is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs £85 - £130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £190 and takes 45h 6m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Leeds, England?
Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Civic L via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Bradford, and Bradford Interchange Bus Station in around 45h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
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 Luton Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £13–20
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–230
- 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
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £5–8
- 1st Class
- £7–8
- 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/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- £60–80
- 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
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Motru to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Leeds bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Leeds is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:33 PM in Sofia and 1:33 PM in Leeds.
Sofia to Leeds train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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