There are 6 ways to get from Itala to Bulgaria by train, plane, busferry, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Ali Terme to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CTA - SOF
6h 27m$76–237Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
34h 21mFerry, drive, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sofiacar
22h 52m$206–439Train, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ali Terme to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 54m$185–506Train, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Ali Terme to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CTA - VAR
9h 56m$195–436Bus and ferry, bus via Skopje
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
35h 45m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Itala to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $75 - $240 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Itala to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $75 - $240.
The distance between Itala and Bulgaria is 1015 km.
The best way to get from Itala to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 34h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Itala to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Itala. It is currently 4:37 PM in Itala and 5:37 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2130+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Itala, Italy and Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Itala to Bulgaria. However, you can take the taxi to Ali Terme, take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the line 4 subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Itala to Serdika via Scaletta Zanclea, Messina Centrale, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Sofia, and Central Station in around 34h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ali Terme to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $135
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- $120–180
- Deck
- $75–85
- Car
- $115–130
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $110–116
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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