There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Apulia by plane, bus, car, car ferry, busferry, shuttle, or train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane SOF - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
6h 3m€27–117Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port Of Durrescar
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
16h 12m€105–228Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bari Portobusferry
17h 15mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane OTP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
7h 15m€145–436Fly Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VAR - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
7h 41m€164–320Fly Sofia Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SOF - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta to Foggiatrain
8h 55m€48–200Shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BBU - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
8h 2m€148–457Bus, bus and ferry via Durrës
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
18h 15mBus, bus and ferry via Skopje
- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Port of Baribusferry
22h 47m€137–156Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
23h 19m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Apulia is to fly and bus which costs €26 - €120 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Apulia is to fly and bus which takes 6h 3m and costs €26 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Apulia. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Bari Porto via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Apulia is 638 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Apulia without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 17h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Bulgaria to Apulia, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Apulia bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Apulia bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
Apulia is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 6:54 AM in Bulgaria and 5:54 AM in Apulia.
There are 4320+ hotels available in Apulia.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Apulia, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Bulgaria to Apulia. However, you can take the subway to Летище София, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), walk to Bari Airport, then take the bus to Altamura Via Matera. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sofia to Bari via Durrës and Port Of Bari in around 16h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–80
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–480
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–114
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €65
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Car
- €100
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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