There are 8 ways to get from Modena to Bulgaria by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the train from Modena to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
5h 22m$66–270Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BLQ - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
9h 4m$43–319Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Modena to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus Catania– Dortmund
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
19h 55m$154–173Drive 1,306.1 km
- Drive from Modena to Sofiacar 1,306.1 km
12h 44m$264–381Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
7h 19m$54–242Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
20h 19m$146–202Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 47m$112–116Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
32h 8m
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Bulgaria is to train and bus and fly which costs $50 - $250 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $65 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Modena and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
The distance between Modena and Bulgaria is 1054 km. The road distance is 1306.1 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Verona which takes 19h 55m and costs $150 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Modena to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Modena to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Modena station.
Modena to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Modena. It is currently 4:06 AM in Modena and 5:06 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Modena to Bulgaria is 1306 km. It takes approximately 12h 44m to drive from Modena to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Modena to Sofia Central Bus Station via Verona Porta Nuova in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–270
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $25–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $21–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modena to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Modena to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $97
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–26
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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