There are 4 ways to get from Brindisi to Bulgaria by plane, car ferry, car, busferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BDS - SOF
5h 25m$64–187Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Sofiacar
14h 40m$149–241Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
20h 8mBus and ferry, bus via Skopje
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
24h 31m
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brindisi to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $60 - $190 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Brindisi to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs $60 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Brindisi to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 8m.
The distance between Brindisi and Bulgaria is 523 km.
The best way to get from Brindisi to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 20h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Brindisi to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Brindisi to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto station.
Brindisi to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Brindisi. It is currently 2:43 PM in Brindisi and 3:43 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2302+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Brindisi, Italy and Bulgaria?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- 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
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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