There are 9 ways to get from Bulgaria to Taranto by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or train
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 Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane SOF - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
8h 38mFly Sofia Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane SOF - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tarantotrain
8h 36m€41–214Bus, bus and ferry via Bari
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantilebus 110
20h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Tarantocar
14h 6m€140–226Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- 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 Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
9h 40mFly Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VAR - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
11h 41mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane OTP - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 31m€150–478Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
24h 18mBus, 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 Taranto Portbusferry
26h 34m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Taranto is to fly and train which costs €40 - €220 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Taranto is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 8h 31m and costs €150 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Taranto Porto Mercantile via Tirana, Camera Commercio and Bari Viale Unità d'Italia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 10m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Taranto is 724 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Taranto without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Bari which takes 20h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Bulgaria to Taranto, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Taranto bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Sofia station.
Bulgaria to Taranto bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
Taranto is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 10:32 PM in Bulgaria and 9:32 PM in Taranto.
There are 1008+ hotels available in Taranto.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Taranto, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Bulgaria to Taranto. However, you can take the line 4 subway to Sofia Airport, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), walk to Bari Airport, take the bus to Matera piazza Matteotti, walk to Matera, then take the bus to Taranto. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Taranto Porto Mercantile via Tirana, Tirana, Bari Porto, Camera Commercio, and Bari Viale Unità d'Italia in around 20h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–90
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- 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
- €45–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
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