There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Pavia by plane, bus, train, night train, 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
best- 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 58m€31–170Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
20h 15m€146–191Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
37h 36m€216–360Drive 1,410.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Paviacar 1,410.8 km
13h 43m€228–329Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SOF - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Paviatrain
6h 45m€56–170Fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SOF - LIN
7h 38m€112–256Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
6h 22m€79–334Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
22h 37m€94–99Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Lambratetrain Re6 / ...
27h 52m€68–125
Sofia to Pavia by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Pavia is to fly and bus which costs €30 - €170 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Pavia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 58m and costs €30 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Pavia. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Milano, Stazione Centrale via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Pavia. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Pavia via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 36m.
The distance between Sofia and Pavia is 1240 km. The road distance is 1410.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Pavia without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 20h 15m and costs €140 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Sofia to Pavia, including transfers.
Sofia to Pavia bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Pavia train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Pavia is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs €110 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €100 and takes 22h 37m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Pavia, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, M&M Travel operates a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centrale once a week. Tickets cost €90 and the journey takes 22h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
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
- 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 Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–140
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnico
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Lambrate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
- +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 Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- 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 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
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Sofia to Pavia bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Milano, Stazione Centrale station.
Pavia is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 03:05 in Sofia and 02:05 in Pavia.
Sofia to Pavia train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Pavia is 1411 km. It takes approximately 13h 43m to drive from Sofia to Pavia.
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