There are 7 ways to get from Lecce to Bulgaria by ferry, car, bus, plane, train, 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.
Ferry, drive
best- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Sofia
15h$177–270Train, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BRI - SOF
11h 14m$63–207Leonetti Bus, Bus
- Take the bus from Lecce - Autostazione to Bari
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
18h 55m$163–167Fly Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BDS - SOF
9h 42m$134–293Bus
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
21h 59mTrain to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)SUF - SOF
9h 17m$66–273Fly Brindisi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BDS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 33m$203–542
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Bulgaria is to train and bus and fly which costs $60 - $210 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Bulgaria is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 33m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Lecce - Autostazione and arriving at Sofia via Bari Porto and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
The distance between Lecce and Bulgaria is 895 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Bulgaria without a car is to Leonetti Bus and Bus which takes 18h 55m and costs $163 - $167.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Lecce to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Lecce to Bulgaria bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, depart from Lecce - Autostazione station.
The best way to get from Lecce to Bulgaria is to Leonetti Bus and Bus which takes 18h 55m and costs $163 - $167. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $300 and takes 9h 42m.
Lecce to Bulgaria bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, arrive at Bari station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Lecce. It is currently 12:48 PM in Lecce and 1:48 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lecce - Autostazione to Sofia via Bari Porto and Tirana in around 18h 55m. Alternatively, Ryanair, ITA Airways, and four other airlines fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–75
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Lecce - Autostazione to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- $48
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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