There are 10 ways to get from Novara to Sofia by train, bus, plane, 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, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Novara 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
6h 32m$38–159Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofiabus
21h 29m$137–210Drive 1,435.2 km
- Drive from Novara to Sofiacar 1,435.2 km
13h 34m$260–375Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MXP - SOF
5h 45m$69–202Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Dateotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIN - SOF
8h 20m$93–281Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TRN - SOF
6h 46m$67–209Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
7h 19m$107–289Bus
- Take the bus from Novara to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus Vieste
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
23h 30m$64–101Train, bus
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Repubblicatrain S6
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta to Sofiabus
23h 32m$135–176Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Busto Arsizio Nord to Bellinzonatrain S50
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
27h 30m
Novara to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novara to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $35 - $160 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Novara to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $65 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Novara to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Novara and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
The distance between Novara and Sofia is 1255 km. The road distance is 1435.2 km.
The best way to get from Novara to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 21h 29m and costs $130 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Novara to Sofia, including transfers.
Novara to Sofia bus services, operated by Ferrovie Del Gargano, depart from Novara station.
The best way to get from Novara to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $65 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $110 and takes 23h 30m.
Novara to Sofia bus services, operated by Ferrovie Del Gargano, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Novara. It is currently 2:23 PM in Novara and 3:23 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Novara, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air and Air Serbia fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Novara to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 23h 30m.
- 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
- $28–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $28–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–90
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Novara to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- 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
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Novara to Milano Dateo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Novara to Milano Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Busto Arsizio Nord to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- $45–60
- Smart Flex
- $50–60
- 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
- $9–15
- 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
- Phone
- +39 (0) 0882 - 228960
- Website
- ferroviedelgargano.com
Bus from Novara to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- ferroviedelgargano.com
- 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
- $60–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- belegijaprevozmsi12@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bellinzona to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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