There are 9 ways to get from Naples to Bulgaria by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or train
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Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NAP - SOF
2h 25m$37–167Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Napoli to Baribus
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
21h 36mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Naples to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sofiacar
19h 11m$172–338Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane NAP - VAR
5h 12m$183–379Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NAP - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
4h$173–469Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane NAP - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
4h 52m$160–423Train, bus
- Take the train from Napoli to Trieste C.letrain 8918
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 28m$241–387Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Tarantotrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
27h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmonabus
- Take the bus from Sulmona to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
28h 45m$160–189
Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naples to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $35 - $170 and takes 2h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Naples to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 2h 25m and costs $35 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Naples to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Napoli and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Italia-De Rossi, Bari Porto and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 36m.
The distance between Naples and Bulgaria is 798 km.
The best way to get from Naples to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 21h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 25m to get from Naples to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Naples to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Napoli station.
The best way to get from Naples to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 2h 25m and costs $35 - $170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $190 and takes 28h 45m.
Naples to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bari station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Naples. It is currently 4:59 PM in Naples and 5:59 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Naples, Italy and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Serdika via Sulmona, Kumanovo, Sofia, and Central Station in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- +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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Sulmona to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- $40–135
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $77
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $111
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $135
- Car
- $118
- 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
- $45–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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