There are 8 ways to get from Pula to Sofia by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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 Pula Airport
best- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PUY - SOF
7h 38m$99–244Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TSF - SOF
8h 3m$97–874Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
17h 35m$174–454Drive 1,044.7 km
- Drive from Pula to Sofiacar 1,044.7 km
10h 7m$171–246Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VCE - SOF
9h 30m$112–875Shuttle, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Stazione Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
9h 54m$130–922Bus, bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijekabus
- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
8h 16m$103–289Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 30m$110–124
Pula to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Sofia is to bus via Skopje which costs $110 - $130 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $95 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Pula to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor and Trieste. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Pula and Sofia is 817 km. The road distance is 1044.7 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 17h 35m and costs $170 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Pula to Sofia, including transfers.
Pula to Sofia bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Pula to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $95 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $460 and takes 17h 35m.
Pula to Sofia bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Pula. It is currently 9:41 AM in Pula and 10:41 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Pula, Croatia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Air Serbia, Lufthansa, and Air Dolomiti fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Sofia Central Bus Station via Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor and Trieste in around 17h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $25
- Private
- $139
Bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $118
- Private
- $175
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $52–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $52
- Private
- $293
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $52–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $52
- Private
- $293
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $52–750
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $52
- Private
- $293
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- 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
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +389 22400033
- info@dominoline.com.mk
- Website
- dominoline.com.mk
Bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- dominoline.com.mk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
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