There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Panarea (Island) by bus, train, ferry, plane 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.
Recommended option
Bus, train, ferry • 29h 46m
165€ - 360€
Cheapest option
Fly to Naples, ferry • 11h 25m
43€ - 228€
6 alternative options
Bus, ferry • 38h 9m
228€ - 334€
Fly to Catania, train, ferry • 11h 58m
61€ - 110€
Fly to Reggio Calabria, car ferry, ferry • 14h 12m
114€ - 303€
Fly to Palermo, train, ferry • 14h 56m
66€ - 193€
Fly to Lamezia Terme, train, car ferry, ferry • 14h 7m
95€ - 428€
Fly to Rome, train, ferry • 13h 19m
73€ - 295€
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International entry into Italy from Bulgaria
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of Bulgaria
Restricted for: Foreign nationals from outside EU Schengen Area with the above exceptions. United Kingdom and Brazil are also restricted
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Conditions of entry into Italy from Bulgaria
- Negative Covid-19 test issued at most 2 days before arrival or 14-day mandatory self-quarantine
- Health declaration required
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- 14-day mandatory self-quarantine
- Negative Covid-19 test issued at most 2 days before arrival or 14-day mandatory self-quarantine
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- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 2 days before arrival and 14 day mandatory self quarantine
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but conditions apply when entering Italy from Bulgaria.
Explore options for future travelDomestic travel is not restricted, but some conditions may apply
- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1 metre
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Regional restriction measures in place
- Domestic border crossings may be subject to approval, testing and quarantine
- Nationwide control measures in place
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Panarea (Island) is 1500.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Panarea (Island) is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Panarea (Island) is 1 metre.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 1500.
No, but conditions apply when returning to Bulgaria from Italy.
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Last updated: 24 Feb 2021
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Panarea (Island) is to fly and train and ferry which costs $70 - $140 and takes 11h 58m.
The quickest way to get from Sofia to Panarea (Island) is to fly and ferry which costs $50 - $280 and takes 11h 25m.
The distance between Sofia and Panarea (Island) is 829 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Panarea (Island) without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 29h 46m and costs $200 - $440.
It takes approximately 29h 46m to get from Sofia to Panarea (Island), including transfers.
The quickest flight from Sofia Airport to Catania Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 55m.
Panarea (Island) is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:28 AM in Sofia and 2:28 AM in Panarea (Island).
Wizz Air and Alitalia offer flights from Sofia Airport to Catania Airport.
There are 319+ hotels available in Panarea (Island). Prices start at 75€ per night.
The best way to get from Sofia to Sofia Airport is to shuttle which takes 9 min and costs $7 - $9.
- Distance: 829.4 km
- Duration: 29h 46m
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Panarea (Island), Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Panarea (Island). However, you can take the bus to Venezia Mestre Station, take the walk to Venezia Mestre, take the train to Napoli Centrale, take the walk to Piazza Garibaldi, take the subway to Mergellina, take the walk to Napoli Mergellina, then take the ferry to Panarea. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sofia to Panarea (Island) via Garibaldi, Bruno - Sannazaro, and Napoli Mergellina in around 38h 9m.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Sofia to Catania via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 290€
Flights from Sofia to Reggio Calabria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 220€
Flights from Sofia to Reggio Calabria via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 270€
Flights from Sofia to Reggio Calabria via Rome, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 320€
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 270€
Flights from Sofia to Lamezia Terme via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 700€
Flights from Sofia to Lamezia Terme via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 190€ - 750€
Flights from Sofia to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 450€
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia to Catania via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 290€
Flights from Sofia to Reggio Calabria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 190€
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 270€
Flights from Sofia to Lamezia Terme via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 700€
Flights from Sofia to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 450€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 28€ - 130€
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 140€
Flights from Sofia to Lamezia Terme via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 80€ - 300€
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 27€ - 55€
Flights from Sofia to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 260€
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia to Reggio Calabria via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 270€
Flights from Sofia to Lamezia Terme via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 190€ - 750€
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 450€
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 650€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia to Palermo via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 310€
- Website
- csa.cz
Flights from Sofia to Rome via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 290€
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 110€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 40€ - 55€
- Smart Low Cost
- 35€ - 55€
- Smart Flex
- 75€ - 110€
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 50€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 19€ - 28€
- Smart Low Cost
- 17€ - 25€
- Smart Flex
- 35€ - 50€
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 150€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 50€ - 70€
- Base Standard
- 85€ - 120€
- Base Premium
- 100€ - 150€
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 50€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 11€ - 16€
- Base Standard
- 26€ - 35€
- Base Premium
- 30€ - 50€
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 65€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 19€ - 26€
- Base Standard
- 35€ - 50€
- Base Premium
- 45€ - 65€
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 6€ - 14€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 12€ - 14€
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 13€ - 26€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 23€ - 26€
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 7€ - 15€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 13€ - 15€
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 30€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 27€ - 30€
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 7€ - 10€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 7€ - 10€
Train from Palermo Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 18€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 12€ - 18€
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 7€ - 11€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 7€ - 11€
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 21€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 14€ - 21€
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 270€
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 60€
- Website
- SNAV
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- Phone
- +39 090.36.46.01
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 65€
- Website
- Siremar
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Panarea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 23€
- Website
- Liberty Lines S.P.A.
- Phone
- 800 627414
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 2€ - 40€
- Website
- Caronte & Tourist
- Passenger
- 2€ - 7€
- Moto
- 16€ - 22€
- Car
- 30€ - 40€
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