There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Pula by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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 Pula Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pula Airport (PUY)SOF - PUY
7h 44m€121–151Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Pula1472
20h 27m€52–73Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
18h 10m€109Drive 1,045.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Pula1,045.9 km
10h 8m€145–210Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)SOF - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
10h 56m€91–551Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)SOF - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
10h 2m€127–491Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
11h 1m€113–660Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pula
20h 10m€82–102
Sofia to Pula by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Pula is to bus and train which costs €50 - €75 and takes 20h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Pula is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €120 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Pula. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Trieste, Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
The distance between Sofia and Pula is 816 km. The road distance is 1045.9 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Pula without a car is to bus which takes 18h 10m and costs €110.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Sofia to Pula, including transfers.
Sofia to Pula bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Pula is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €120 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 and takes 18h 10m.
Sofia to Pula bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Trieste station.
Pula is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:16 PM in Sofia and 9:16 PM in Pula.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Pula, Croatia?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pula Airport (PUY) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Trieste and Trieste, Autostazione in around 18h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pula Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pula Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pula Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €100–200
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41–410
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €41–44
- Private
- €220–410
- 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 22400033
- info@dominoline.com.mk
- Website
- dominoline.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €71
- Schedules at
- dominoline.com.mk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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