There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Lecce by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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 Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)SOF - BDS
8h 5m€106–248Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to LecceFr / ...
19h 19m€145–158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
13h 32m€138–221Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
22h 37mBus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
25h 16m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lecce is to bus and train which costs €140 - €160 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lecce is to fly which takes 8h 5m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at Lecce via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Durrës, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 16m.
The distance between Sofia and Lecce is 560 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lecce without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 19m and costs €140 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Sofia to Lecce, including transfers.
Sofia to Lecce bus services, operated by Makedonija Soobrakaj AD, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lecce is to fly which takes 8h 5m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 22h 37m.
Sofia to Lecce bus services, operated by Makedonija Soobrakaj AD, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Lecce is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:47 AM in Sofia and 10:47 AM in Lecce.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lecce, Italy?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Lecce via Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, and Brindisi in around 22h 37m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
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