There are 10 ways to get from Lugano to Bulgaria by train, bus, plane, car, 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, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
7h 7m$70–228Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofiabus
22h 11m$167–275Drive 1,436.8 km
- Drive from Lugano to Sofiacar 1,436.8 km
14h 9m$290–419Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 50m$157–469Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BGY - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 28m$193–567Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BGY - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
9h 28m$188–532Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane MXP - PDV
7h 35m$80–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re 80
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofiabus
23h 22m$115–117Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re 80
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofiabus
23h 52m$138–180Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milanbus FlixBus 076 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
24h 10m$74–116
Lugano to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Bulgaria is to train and bus and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $70 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
The distance between Lugano and Bulgaria is 1282 km. The road distance is 1436.8 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 22h 11m and costs $160 - $280.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Lugano to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Lugano to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Lugano. It is currently 4:04 PM in Lugano and 5:04 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Bulgaria is 1437 km. It takes approximately 14h 9m to drive from Lugano to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lugano to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 24h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $28–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–110
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–100
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- $15–20
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $107
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $107
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lugano to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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