There are 11 ways to get from Italy to Balkans by plane, shuttle, bus, train, ferry, 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.
Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take the bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
8h 12mTrain, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bari Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Bari to Barferry
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Borbus
20h 37mRSD 16,909–41,418Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
20h 39mDrive 1,491.8 km
- Drive from Rome to Balkanscar 1,491.8 km
14h 32mRSD 27,857–40,238Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane BRI - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
6h 54mFly Fiumicino International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane FCO - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
9h 6mTrain to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane MXP - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
9h 22mFly Naples Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NAP - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take the bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
10h 22mFly Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CIA - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take the bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
10h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
25h 3mBus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from ROMA | Stazione Nomentana FS to RIETI | Piazza Cavour # f1068bus
- Take the bus from Rieti Station to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Šarbanovacbus
32h 29m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Balkans is to train and ferry and bus which costs RSD 16000 - RSD 42000 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Balkans is to drive which takes 14h 32m and costs RSD 27000 - RSD 41000.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Balkans. However, there are services departing from Termini and arriving at Šarbanovac via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 3m.
The distance between Italy and Balkans is 880 km. The road distance is 1491.8 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Balkans without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 20h 37m and costs RSD 16000 - RSD 42000.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Italy to Balkans, including transfers.
Italy to Balkans bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Italy to Balkans bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Italy to Balkans is 1492 km. It takes approximately 14h 32m to drive from Italy to Balkans.
There are 25+ hotels available in Balkans.
What companies run services between Italy and Balkans, Serbia?
You can take a bus from Termini to Balkans via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Šarbanovac in around 25h 3m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–19,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,500–20,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–20,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,900–13,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,900–13,000
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–19,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,400–11,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 4,200–16,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,400–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–39,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–36,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RSD 500–650
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
Bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
Bus from Niteks to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
Bus from Kumanovo to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,900–3,100
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Bor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–11,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–15,000
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,222
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 36 359 090
- contact@sanatrans.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/en/carriers/sana-trans
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- lukireisen@gmail.com
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
- Phone
- +38130 444 760
- office@bortravel.net
- Website
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,500–4,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,700–4,900
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,000–3,700
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,300–2,600
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from ROMA | Stazione Nomentana FS to RIETI | Piazza Cavour # f1068
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RSD 500–650
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Rieti Station to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 12,919
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–2,300
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- + 39 080 5789843
- balcani@morfimare.it
- Website
- montenegrolines.net
Ferry from Port of Bari to Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 5,883–14,000
- Website
- https://www.montenegrolines.net/en/
- Deck
- RSD 6,500–8,000
- Cabin
- RSD 12,000–14,000
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