There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Merano by plane, bus, 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)SOF - BGY
- Take the bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
8h 57m€80–291Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano BozenRe / ...
22h 29m€127–181Train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to VidinRe
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano MeranRe
36h 10m€185–270Drive 1,296.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Merano1,296.2 km
13h 7m€203–293Fly to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)SOF - INN
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
10h 33m€120–444Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bolzano Bozen
9h 10m€81–260Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
11h 1m€128–399Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bolzano Autostazione
24h 11m€93–95Bus via Innsbruck
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Innsbruck Ice StadiumCitylines 27 / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Meran095
28h 56m€95–132
Sofia to Merano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Merano is to bus which costs €93 - €95 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Merano is to fly and bus which takes 8h 57m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Merano. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Terme Merano via Bolzano, Funivia del Renon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Merano. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Merano Meran via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
The distance between Sofia and Merano is 1451 km. The road distance is 1296.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Merano without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 29m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Sofia to Merano, including transfers.
Sofia to Merano bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Merano train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Merano is to train which takes 36h 10m and costs €180 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €93 - €95 and takes 24h 11m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a train from Sofia Sever to Merano Meran via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Brennero - Brenner in around 36h 10m. Alternatively, M&M Travel operates a bus from Sofia to Bolzano Autostazione once a week. Tickets cost €90 and the journey takes 23h.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Bolzano Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Innsbruck Ice Stadium
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Merano bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Innsbruck Ice Stadium station.
Merano is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:51 PM in Sofia and 10:51 PM in Merano.
Sofia to Merano train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Vidin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Merano is 1296 km. It takes approximately 13h 7m to drive from Sofia to Merano.
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