There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Ferrara by plane, train, bus, night train, 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.
Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
5h 13m€62–232Bus, train via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to FerraraFr
18h 36m€51–92Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to FerraraFr
18h 2m€122–170Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia MestreRjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to FerraraFr
34h 51m€190–286Drive 1,234.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Ferrara1,234.8 km
11h 44m€191–275Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)SOF - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
8h 26m€64–205Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)SOF - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Take the train from Padova to Ferrara
10h 17m€76–260Fly to Federico Fellini Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Federico Fellini Airport (RMI)SOF - RMI
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
7h 15m€67–322Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione
21h€95
Sofia to Ferrara by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Ferrara is to bus and train via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop which costs €50 - €95 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 5h 13m and costs €60 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia and arriving at Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Ferrara via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 51m.
The distance between Sofia and Ferrara is 1057 km. The road distance is 1234.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Ferrara without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 2m and costs €120 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Sofia to Ferrara, including transfers.
Sofia to Ferrara bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Ferrara train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Ferrara bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Ferrara, Italy?
M&M Travel operates a bus from Sofia to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione once a week. Tickets cost €95 and the journey takes 21h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Federico Fellini Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Federico Fellini Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Federico Fellini Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Ferrara Piazzale della Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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More Questions & Answers
Ferrara is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:48 PM in Sofia and 4:48 PM in Ferrara.
Sofia to Ferrara train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Ferrara is 1235 km. It takes approximately 11h 44m to drive from Sofia to Ferrara.
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