There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Nice by plane, bus, train, car, or busferry
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane SOF - NCE
5h 31m€40–170Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ventimigliatrain Ic
25h 21m€166–272Drive 1,694.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to Nicecar 1,694.4 km
16h 13m€268–386Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain Ic
28h 2m€105–126Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Ventimigliabusferry
39h 40m
Sofia to Nice by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Nice is to fly which costs €40 - €170 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Nice is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €40 - €170.
The distance between Sofia and Nice is 1339 km. The road distance is 1694.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Nice without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 25h 21m and costs €160 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Sofia to Nice, including transfers.
Nice is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:20 AM in Sofia and 3:20 AM in Nice.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Nice is 1694 km. It takes approximately 16h 13m to drive from Sofia to Nice.
There are 13640+ hotels available in Nice.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Nice, France?
Wizz Air, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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