There are 14 ways to get from Sofia to Liverpool 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 Manchester Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOF - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
7h 31m£62–129Bus, train
- 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 London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
36h 35m£396–792Bus
- 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 Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
43h 14m£168–240Train, 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 London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
2d 1h£300–516Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL)plane SOF - LPL
6h 34m£73–183Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
8h 21m£80–227Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane SOF - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
10h 49m£82–217Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 36m£80–234Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 39m£176–358Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
9h 27m£124–405Bus 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 Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
2d 5h£204–356Train, 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 Liverpool Elmway closebusferry
2d 9h£71–166Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Liverpoolcar
25h 45m£483–652Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Liverpoolcar
26h 46m£390–600
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Liverpool is to fly and bus which costs £60 - £130 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Liverpool is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £70 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Sofia and Liverpool is 1438 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Liverpool without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 35m and costs £390 - £800.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Sofia to Liverpool, including transfers.
Sofia to Liverpool bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Liverpool train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Liverpool is to bus which takes 43h 14m and costs £160 - £240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £190 and takes 6h 34m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Liverpool, England?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One via Bucharest and London Victoria in around 43h 14m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- 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)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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
- 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
- £95–130
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Liverpool Elmway close
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- 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 Liverpool bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Liverpool is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:40 PM in Sofia and 10:40 AM in Liverpool.
Sofia to Liverpool train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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