There are 9 ways to get from Como to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Como Lago to Saronnotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MXP - SOF
5h 34m$62–179Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
6h 8m$49–216Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
21h 38m$147–207Drive 1,405.3 km
- Drive from Como to Sofiacar 1,405.3 km
13h 41m$255–368Fly from Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIN - SOF
7h 54m$101–200Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
7h 31m$182–494Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TRN - SOF
7h 30m$78–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Re80 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 41m$125–162Bus
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
25h 7m
Como to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Como to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $45 - $220 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Como to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $60 - $180.
The distance between Como and Sofia is 1278 km. The road distance is 1405.3 km.
The best way to get from Como to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 21h 38m and costs $140 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Como to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Como to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $100 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 7m.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Como. It is currently 7:45 PM in Como and 8:45 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Como to Sofia is 1405 km. It takes approximately 13h 41m to drive from Como to Sofia.
There are 2230+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Como, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Como S. Giovanni to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Chiasso, Chiasso, Pristina, and Pristina in around 25h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $18–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Como Lago to Saronno
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Chiasso to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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