There are 5 ways to get from Matera to Sofia by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BRI - SOF
5h 34m$37–167Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Matera to Port Of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sofia
17h 8m$152–228Bus
- Take the bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Bari
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
18h 15m$169–173Italobus Connections, Bus
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
- Take the bus from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
24h 24mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
27h 38m$106–162
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matera to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $35 - $170 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Matera to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $35 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Matera to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo and arriving at Sofia via Bari Porto and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Matera and Sofia is 657 km.
The best way to get from Matera to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 18h 15m and costs $169 - $173.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Matera to Sofia, including transfers.
Matera to Sofia bus services, operated by Marino Autolinee S.p.A., depart from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo station.
Matera to Sofia bus services, operated by Marino Autolinee S.p.A., arrive at Bari Banca Popolare di Bari station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Matera. It is currently 8:16 AM in Matera and 9:16 AM in Sofia.
There are 2094+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Matera, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Sofia via Bari Banca Popolare di Bari, Bari Porto, and Tirana in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- 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
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- 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
- $107
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- 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
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.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
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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