There are 6 ways to get from Bulgaria to Trieste by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane SOF - TRS
7h 58m€75–288Bus via Ljubljana
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to Ljubljana bus stationbus N981
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus N907 / ...
18h 49m€37–132Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
14h 30m€88Drive 1,011.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Triestecar 1,011.9 km
9h 28m€157–226Fly Sofia Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SOF - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
8h 29m€96–371Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Treviso Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane OTP - TSF
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain
9h 31m€144–406
Bulgaria to Trieste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Trieste is to bus via Ljubljana which costs €35 - €140 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Trieste is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €70 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia and arriving at Trieste. Services depart twice a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Trieste is 911 km. The road distance is 1011.9 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 14h 30m and costs €88.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Bulgaria to Trieste, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Trieste bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Trieste is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €70 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €88 and takes 14h 30m.
Bulgaria to Trieste bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Trieste station.
Trieste is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 9:11 AM in Bulgaria and 8:11 AM in Trieste.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Trieste, Italy?
Bulgaria Air, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) twice daily. Alternatively, M&M Travel operates a bus from Sofia to Trieste twice a week. Tickets cost €88 and the journey takes 14h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
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