There are 11 ways to get from Bulgaria to Rome by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SOF - FCO
5h 30m€34–137Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain
21h 44m€163–224Drive 1,648.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Romecar 1,648.5 km
15h 38m€262–378Fly Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane SOF - CIA
- Take the train from Ciampino to Roma Terminitrain
5h 40m€44–178Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane OTP - FCO
6h 12m€134–426Fly Varna Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane VAR - FCO
5h 48m€145–320Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane OTP - CIA
6h 37m€141–467Fly Sofia Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SOF - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Terminitrain
6h 39m€59–204Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain 8907 / ...
22h 14m€176–241Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
23h 54mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Roma Terminibus
27h 37m€121–137
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Rome is to fly which costs €30 - €140 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Rome is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €30 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria to Rome. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Roma Termini via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 37m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Rome is 971 km. The road distance is 1648.5 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Rome without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 21h 44m and costs €160 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Bulgaria to Rome, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Rome bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Rome is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €30 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €140 and takes 27h 37m.
Bulgaria to Rome bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Rome is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 5:34 AM in Bulgaria and 4:34 AM in Rome.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Rome, Italy?
Wizz Air, Bulgaria Air, and Air Serbia fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Roma Termini via Kumanovo in around 27h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Varna Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Varna Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–90
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ciampino to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €65–85
- Smart Flex
- €70–90
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Kumanovo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
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