There are 8 ways to get from Bulgaria to Apulia by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, 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 from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane SOF - BRI
4h 27m€54–162Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port Of Durrescar
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
16h 12m€125–168Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bari Portobusferry
17h 15mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane OTP - BRI
5h 29m€163–391Fly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VAR - BRI
9h€172–375Bus, bus and ferry via Durrës
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
18h 13mBus, bus and ferry via Skopje
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Port of Baribusferry
21h 42mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
23h 18m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Apulia is to fly which costs €50 - €170 and takes 4h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Apulia is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs €50 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria to Apulia. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Bari Porto via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Apulia is 603 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 4h 27m to get from Bulgaria to Apulia, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Apulia bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Sofia station.
Bulgaria to Apulia bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
Apulia is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 9:03 AM in Bulgaria and 8:03 AM in Apulia.
There are 4015+ hotels available in Apulia.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Apulia, Italy?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–470
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–95
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- 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/
- 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
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika 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 Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika 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
- 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
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- 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
- €50–60
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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