There are 7 ways to get from Apulia to Bulgaria by plane, car ferry, car, busferry, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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 Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
2h 25m$67–168Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sofiacar
16h 18m$126–272Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
16h 42mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bari to Barferry
- Take the bus from Sutomore, Autobuska stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
19h 16m$132–235Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRI - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
4h$196–537Bus and ferry, bus via Skopje
- Take the busferry from Port of Bari to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 1m$176Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 30m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Apulia to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $65 - $170 and takes 2h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Apulia to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 2h 25m and costs $65 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Apulia to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Bari Porto and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Apulia and Bulgaria is 603 km.
The best way to get from Apulia to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 16h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 25m to get from Apulia to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Apulia to Bulgaria bus services, operated by M&B Travel, depart from Bari Porto station.
Apulia to Bulgaria bus services, operated by M&B Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Apulia. It is currently 10:29 AM in Apulia and 11:29 AM in Bulgaria.
There are 406+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Apulia, Italy and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Sutomore, Autobuska stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- 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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $117
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–134
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $76
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $110
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $134
- Car
- $117
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- + 39 080 5789843
- balcani@morfimare.it
- Website
- montenegrolines.net
Ferry from Port of Bari to Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $59–140
- Website
- https://www.montenegrolines.net/en/
- Deck
- $65–80
- Cabin
- $120–140
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