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There are 13 ways to get from Chester to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAN - SOF
    7h 30m
    $89–337

  2. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BHX - SOF
    7h 58m
    $80–443

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    33h 38m
    $608–881

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain train Nj / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    37h 23m
    $557–866

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sofiacar car
    25h 41m
    $702–981

  6. Fly Liverpool to Sofia Airport

    1. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    7h 3m
    $108–230

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Burgas Airport

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane MAN - BOJ
    7h 24m
    $114–389

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane MAN - PDV
    8h 35m
    $119–402

  9. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAN - OTP
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    10h 58m
    $92–406

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    43h
    $225–240

  11. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 2h
    $237–447

  12. Train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain train
    4. Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain train Ic
    2d 10h
    $108–242

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Sofiacar car
    26h 48m
    $580–929

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration5h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$61Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,326.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 30m

What companies run services between Chester, England and Bulgaria?

Ryanair flies from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Sofia Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Bucharest in around 43h.

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