There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to London by plane, train, bus and ferry, bus, 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.
Recommended option
Fly to London Heathrow • 6h 22m
£60 - £305
Cheapest option
Fly to London Stansted • 6h 49m
£35 - £777
9 alternative options
Fly to London Gatwick, train • 6h 21m
£49 - £173
Fly to London City • 8h 7m
£96 - £265
Fly to London Luton, train • 7h 5m
£39 - £203
Fly to Southend, train • 6h 57m
£47 - £235
Bus and ferry • 33h 14m
£60 - £120
Bus • 38h
£200 - £260
Train • 40h 6m
£274 - £578
Drive, Eurotunnel • 23h 28m
£379 - £490
Drive, car ferry • 24h 41m
£267 - £386
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to London is to fly and train which costs $50 - $270 and takes 7h 5m.
The quickest way to get from Sofia to London is to fly and train which costs $60 - $230 and takes 6h 21m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia and arriving at London Victoria Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 33h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to London. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at London St Pancras Eurostar via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti, Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 6m.
The distance between Sofia and London is 1259 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to London without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 33h 14m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Sofia to London, including transfers.
Sofia to London bus services, operated by Balkan Horn, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to London train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to London is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $75 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $340 and takes 38h, you could also train, which costs $350 - $750 and takes 40h 6m.
- Distance: 1259.2 miles
- Duration: 6h 22m
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and London, England?
British Airways, Bulgaria Air and 10 other airlines fly from Sofia to London Paddington hourly. Alternatively, Balkan Horn operates a vehicle from Sofia to London Victoria twice a week. Tickets cost £120 and the journey takes 33h 14m. Union Ivkoni also services this route once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Berlin Schoenefeld
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to London Stansted via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £250
Flights from Sofia to Southend via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £370
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £370
Flights from Sofia to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £370
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £200
Flights from Sofia to Southend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75 - £400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26 - £280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £350
Flights from Sofia to London City via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia to London City via Munich, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £380
Flights from Sofia to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95 - £380
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £420
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia to London Heathrow via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £460
- Website
- iraqiairways.com.iq
Flights from Sofia to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £250
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Rail Anytime Standard
- £11
- Anytime Standard
- £18
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £14 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £5 - £8
- Off-Peak Single
- £10 - £17
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £16
- Anytime Single
- £15 - £22
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17 - £25
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Southend Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- London Overground
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5 - £8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £5 - £7
- 1st Class
- £6 - £8
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3 - £5
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16 - £25
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £110 - £170
- Website
- Railjet
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55 - £80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Eurostar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85 - £290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- £250 - £290
- Standard
- £85 - £110
- Standard Premier
- £120 - £160
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- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £131
- Website
- Eurotunnel
- Phone
- +44 74 71405777
- office@balkanhorn.com
- Website
- balkanhorn.com
Bus and ferry from Sofia to London Victoria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Website
- Balkan Horn
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus and ferry from Sofia to London
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £90
- Schedules at
- union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to London
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £200 - £260
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 879 321 588
- radinavip@gmail.com
- Website
- radinavip.com
Bus from Sofia to London - Victoria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80 - £110
- Schedules at
- radinavip.com
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18 - £26
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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The quickest flight from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 25m.
Sofia to London bus services, operated by Balkan Horn, arrive at London Victoria Station.
London is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:41 PM in Sofia and 6:41 PM in London.
Sofia to London train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Eurostar station.
British Airways, Bulgaria Air, Austrian Airlines and five other airlines offer flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
There are 6162+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Sofia to Sofia Airport is to line 84 shuttle which takes 34 min and costs $1.
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