There are 13 ways to get from Sofia to Reading by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, 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 London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 56m£79–202Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 49m£49–260Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Lutonbus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Paddington Stationbus A2
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
30h 51m£64–118Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sofia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
22h 56mFly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London City Airport (LCY)plane SOF - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 54m£145–345Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SOF - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 43m£59–175Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 45m£53–223Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
7h 43m£90–270Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
7h 36m£80–275Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
41h 18m£76–152Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
47h 59m£176–291Train, 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 London Wembley Parkbusferry
- Take the train from Ealing Broadway to Readingtrain
2d 4h£83–210Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
24h 5m£357–517
Sofia to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Reading is to bus and night train and train which costs £60 - £120 and takes 30h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Reading is to fly and train which takes 6h 56m and costs £75 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Budapest-Kelenföld, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 18m.
The distance between Sofia and Reading is 1310 miles.
The best way to get from Sofia to Reading without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 30h 51m and costs £60 - £120.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Sofia to Reading, including transfers.
Sofia to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Reading is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:23 PM in Sofia and 5:23 PM in Reading.
Book your Sofia to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Reading RailAir via Budapest Nepliget Bus Station, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Budapest-Kelenföld, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 41h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
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 Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £8–13
- Peak
- £10–16
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
Train from Ealing Broadway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £9–15
- Peak
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20–29
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–85
Train from Ealing Broadway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £18–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £24–35
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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
- +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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Paddington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to London Wembley Park
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- 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
- £45–60
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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