There are 5 ways to get from Rijeka to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Rijeka Airport
best- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RJK - SOF
8h 35m$124–257Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagrebbus 972 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
15h 35m$122–162Drive 942.2 km
- Drive from Rijeka to Sofiacar 942.2 km
8h 52m$154–222Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LJU - SOF
10h 18m$359–749Bus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
16h 30m$201–266
Rijeka to Bulgaria by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Bulgaria is to bus via Zagreb which costs $120 - $170 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $120 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka station to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Rijeka bus station and arriving at Sofia via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
The distance between Rijeka and Bulgaria is 802 km. The road distance is 942.2 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Zagreb which takes 15h 35m and costs $120 - $170.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Rijeka to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Rijeka to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rijeka bus station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $120 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs $120 - $170 and takes 15h 35m.
Rijeka to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Rijeka. It is currently 06:24 in Rijeka and 07:24 in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rijeka bus station to Sofia via Zagreb in around 15h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $229
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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