There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Sofia by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, ferry, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
7h 12m$60–227Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
37h 44mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sofiacar
24h 54m$244–493Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TPS - SOF
9h 12m$74–264Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CTA - SOF
7h 57m$69–221Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Venetobus
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
41hBus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofiabus
41h 5m$177–284
Palermo to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Sofia is to fly which costs $60 - $230 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $60 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello and arriving at Sofia via Caserta stazione, Durrës and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h.
The distance between Palermo and Sofia is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Sofia without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 37h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Palermo to Sofia, including transfers.
Palermo to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $60 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $290 and takes 41h 5m.
Palermo to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 2:09 PM in Palermo and 3:09 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Sofia via Bologna Centrale in around 41h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sofia Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- $54
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- 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
- $26–40
- 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
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $113
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- 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
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $135
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- $120–180
- Deck
- $75–90
- Car
- $115–130
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $111–117
- 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
- $44
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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