There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Italy by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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 Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane SOF - BRI
4h 1m€49–213Fly to Fiumicino International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SOF - FCO
4h 59m€22–150Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
20h 56m€172–237Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
- Take the carferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
27h 59mDrive 1,647.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Romecar 1,647.7 km
15h 42m€266–384Fly to Naples Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SOF - NAP
4h 31m€33–292Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
4h 39m€48–144Fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane SOF - CIA
5h 2m€79–255Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SOF - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
5h 34m€28–163Fly to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SOF - PMO
5h 15m€38–190Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N997
23h 34m€140–183Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Rieti Stationbus
- Take the bus from RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075 to ROMA | Stazione Nomentana FSbus
28h 56m€126–152
Sofia to Italy by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Italy is to fly and bus which costs €28 - €170 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Italy is to fly which takes 4h 1m and costs €45 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Italy. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Termini via Ljubljana bus station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 34m.
The distance between Sofia and Italy is 600 km. The road distance is 1647.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Italy without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 56m and costs €170 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Sofia to Italy, including transfers.
Sofia to Italy bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Italy is to fly which takes 4h 1m and costs €45 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Ljubljana, which costs €140 - €190 and takes 23h 34m.
Sofia to Italy bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Ljubljana station.
Italy is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:24 in Sofia and 09:24 in Italy.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Italy?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Termini via Ljubljana, Ljubljana bus station, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 23h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €16–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €18–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.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
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Kumanovo to Rieti Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- Cotral S.p.A.
Bus from RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075 to ROMA | Stazione Nomentana FS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- Cotral S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €62–114
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €65
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Car
- €100
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
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