There are 8 ways to get from Ancona to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or 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 from Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AOI - SOF
7h 53m$58–313Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
20h 13m$142–209Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 16m$163–239Drive 1,426.3 km
- Drive from Ancona to Sofiacar 1,426.3 km
14h 38m$288–416Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FCO - SOF
9h 19m$67–237Train to Roma Ciampino Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CIA - SOF
9h 49m$121–323Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 55m$171–196Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ancona to Splitferry 53
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
35h 9m$224–279
Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $65 - $240 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $55 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
The distance between Ancona and Bulgaria is 850 km. The road distance is 1426.3 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 13m and costs $140 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Ancona to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Ancona to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $55 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $200 and takes 22h 55m.
Ancona to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Ancona. It is currently 8:56 AM in Ancona and 9:56 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Bulgaria?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Sofia Central Bus Station via Verona Porta Nuova in around 22h 55m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Ancona to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52–56
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $106–180
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $106
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $140
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- $162
- Car
- $145
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Ancona to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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