There are 7 ways to get from Lecce to Bulgaria by car ferry, car, train, busferry, bus, plane, 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.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Sofiacar
15h 2m$152–245Train, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
11h 12m$67–199Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain Fa / ...
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
19h 45mTrain to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SUF - SOF
9h 11m$75–300Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
21h 59mBus and ferry, bus via Skopje
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
26h 39mFly Brindisi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BDS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 33m$172–555
Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) 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 $65 - $200 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Bulgaria is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 33m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Lecce and Bulgaria is 895 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 19h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Lecce to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Lecce. It is currently 7:56 PM in Lecce and 8:56 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 328+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Lecce to Bulgaria. However, you can drive to Porto Di Brindisi, take the car ferry to Port of Igoumenitsa, then drive to Sofia. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lecce to Serdika via Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Stazione Marittima, Bari Porto, Tirana, Tirana, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Central Station in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry 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
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- +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
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- 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
- $120–280
- 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
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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