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There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Pico Island by plane, car ferry, or bus

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Fly Sofia Airport to Pico Airport
best
1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pico Airport (PIX)SOF - PIX
21h 43m
€111–321
Bus to Skopje International Airport, fly to Pico Airport
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
2. Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Pico Airport (PIX)SKP - PIX
2d 3h
€94–426
Fly Sofia Airport to Terceira Airport, car ferry
1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Terceira Airport (TER)SOF - TER
2. Take the car ferry from Angra do Heroismo to Madalena
32h 27m
€194–312
Fly Sofia Airport to Horta Airport, car ferry
1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Horta Airport (HOR)SOF - HOR
2. Take the car ferry from Horta to Madalena
29h 18m
€169–269
Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Pico Airport
1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Station
2. Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Pico Airport (PIX)BEG - PIX
26h 8m
€195–320

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pico Airport (PIX) flights

3Weekly Planes

22h 21mAverage Duration

€113Cheapest Price

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Distance: 4,341.1 km
Duration: 21h 43m

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Pico Island, Azores, Portugal?

Ryanair, TAP Portugal, and Azores Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pico Airport (PIX) 3 times a week.

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Madalena, Portugal

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Things to do in Madalena

Mount Pico(Opens in a new window)

Mount Pico (Portuguese: Montanha do Pico) is a stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain of Portugal, at 2351 m above sea level, and is one of the highest Atlantic mountains; it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores.

Gruta das Torres(Opens in a new window)

The Gruta das Torres (Portuguese: Grotto of Towers), is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico. The cave system formed from a series of pāhoehoe lava flows which originating from the Cabeço Bravo parasitic cone about 500 to 1500 years ago. The caves are a group of interconnected lava tubes between 0.5–22 metres (2–72 ft) width, created from both pāhoehoe and aā types of lavas generated during different geological periods. It has a height between 1.1 and 15 metres (3.6–49 ft) and is located at an elevation of 300 m. With an estimated length of over 5.2 km it is the longest lava cave in the Azores. Access to the cave was managed by the Mountaineering Association (“Os Montanheiros” – Núcleo da Ilha do Pico). Starting in 2011, AZORINA, SA took over the management and organization of the cave.

Praia do Almoxarife(Opens in a new window)

Praia do Almoxarife is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality (concelho) of Horta, of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 834, in an area of 9.20 km². Although it was the beachhead of early settlement on the island, its population has not grown significantly since it was settled. It has become an important summer destination and tourist center for its long black sand beach.

Botanical Garden of Faial(Opens in a new window)

The Botanical Garden of Faial is an ecological garden, component of the Faial Nature Park, established in 1986 to educate and protect the biodiversity common on Faial, an island of the Azores archipelago.

Places to stay in Madalena

Jeiroes Do Mar(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Villa Da Madalena(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Vila Barca(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

A Casa Da Avenida(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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