There are 7 ways to get from Genoa to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, 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 from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GOA - SOF
7h 51m$72–183Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genova Brignole 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
8h 21m$55–216Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
24h$103Drive 1,517.4 km
- Drive from Genoa to Sofiacar 1,517.4 km
14h 20m$275–397Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TRN - SOF
7h 52m$68–228Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
8h 50mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MXP - SOF
8h 32m$86–304
Genoa to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $103 and takes 24h.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $70 - $190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Genoa and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 24h.
The distance between Genoa and Bulgaria is 1214 km. The road distance is 1517.4 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 24h and costs $103.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Genoa to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Genoa to Bulgaria bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Genoa station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $70 - $190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $103 and takes 24h.
Genoa to Bulgaria bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Genoa. It is currently 7:56 AM in Genoa and 8:56 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Bulgaria?
ITA Airways, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, M&M Travel operates a bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost $103 and the journey takes 24h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Sofia Airport via Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
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 Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- 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
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $20–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.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
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