There are 8 ways to get from Taranto to Sofia by bus, plane, car, car ferry, busferry, 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.
Italobus Connections, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
7h 38mTrain to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SUF - SOF
7h 21m$54–247Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Taranto to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sofiacar
17h 22m$158–231Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Taranto Porto Mercantile to Bari Viale Unità d'Italiabus
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
19h 2mTrain to Brindisi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Taranto to Brindisitrain
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BDS - SOF
10h 52m$130–315Train to Naples Airport, fly
- Take the train from Taranto to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NAP - SOF
9h 2m$59–265Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
22h 19mBus and ferry, bus via Skopje
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
23h 4m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taranto to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $55 - $270 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Taranto to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $50 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Taranto to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Taranto Porto Mercantile and arriving at Sofia via d'Italia-Ciaia, Bari Porto and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 2m.
The distance between Taranto and Sofia is 725 km.
The best way to get from Taranto to Sofia without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 19h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Taranto to Sofia, including transfers.
Taranto to Sofia bus services, operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est e Servizi Automobilistici S.r.l., depart from Taranto Porto Mercantile station.
Taranto to Sofia bus services, operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est e Servizi Automobilistici S.r.l., arrive at Bari Viale Unità d'Italia station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Taranto. It is currently 6:35 AM in Taranto and 7:35 AM in Sofia.
There are 2121+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Taranto, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Taranto to Sofia. However, you can take the bus to Matera, walk to Matera piazza Matteotti, take the bus to Bari Airport, walk to Bari-Airport-BRI airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the line 4 subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Taranto to Sofia via Port of Bari and Port Of Durres in around 17h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Taranto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Taranto Porto Mercantile to Bari Viale Unità d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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