There are 5 ways to get from Nice to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
5h 21m$61–203Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
26h 51m$199–341Drive 1,692.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Sofiacar 1,692.6 km
16h 3m$304–438Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
27h 30m$102–172Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 17m
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Sofia is to fly which costs $60 - $210 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs $60 - $210.
The distance between Nice and Sofia is 1337 km. The road distance is 1692.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 51m and costs $190 - $350.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Nice to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Nice to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs $60 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $180 and takes 27h 30m.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 5:23 AM in Nice and 6:23 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Sofia is 1693 km. It takes approximately 16h 3m to drive from Nice to Sofia.
There are 2206+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Wizz Air, Austrian Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, Yubim operates a bus from Nice Airport to Sofia Central Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $100–170 and the journey takes 26h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
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