There are 10 ways to get from Ancona to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AOI - SOF
7h 46m$64–286Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofiabus
20h 13m$155–208Drive 1,426.9 km
- Drive from Ancona to Sofiacar 1,426.9 km
14h 29m$259–373Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
6h 45m$84–328Train to Federico Fellini Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Riminitrain
- Fly from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RMI - SOF
6h 19m$71–333Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FCO - SOF
9h 11m$68–201Train to Roma Ciampino Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CIA - SOF
9h 15m$73–318Train to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centraletrain
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PSR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 57m$162–468Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
22h 16m$141–164Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Ancona to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
24h 57m$154
Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $65 - $210 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $70 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Sofia via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 16m.
The distance between Ancona and Bulgaria is 851 km. The road distance is 1426.9 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 13m and costs $150 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Ancona to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Ancona to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $60 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $170 and takes 22h 16m.
Ancona to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Ancona. It is currently 8:06 PM in Ancona and 9:06 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Bulgaria?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Sofia via Kumanovo in around 22h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $28–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–230
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Federico Fellini Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $28–120
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–56
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Ancona to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ancona to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
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