There are 8 ways to get from Italy to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
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Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
2h 28m$62–168Fly from Naples Airport
cheapest- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NAP - SOF
4h 36m$37–167Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofiabus
20h 36m$127–211Drive 1,648 km
- Drive from Rome to Sofiacar 1,648 km
15h 32m$299–431Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
4h 50m$53–236Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FCO - SOF
5h 10m$60–120Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Termini to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
26h 36m$139–162Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
31h 39m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $35 - $170 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 2h 28m and costs $60 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Sofia via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 36m.
The distance between Italy and Bulgaria is 603 km. The road distance is 1648 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 36m and costs $120 - $220.
It takes approximately 2h 28m to get from Italy to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Italy to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Italy to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 2h 28m and costs $60 - $170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $170 and takes 26h 36m.
Italy to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Italy. It is currently 9:22 PM in Italy and 10:22 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Italy and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roma Termini to Sofia via Kumanovo in around 26h 36m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Roma Termini to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- 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
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
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