There are 8 ways to get from Bulgaria to Florence by plane, bus, 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 Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SOF - FLR
7h 38m€88–293Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SOF - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
7h 9m€61–227Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
19h 46m€133–184Drive 1,373.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Florencecar 1,373.8 km
13h 11m€249–360Fly 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 Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 42m€66–263Fly to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane SOF - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
7h 22m€97–326Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Firenze Autostazionebus
23h€95Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novellabus
23h 46m€121–139
Bulgaria to Florence by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Florence is to bus which costs €95 and takes 23h.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Florence is to fly and train which takes 5h 42m and costs €65 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station and arriving at Firenze Autostazione. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 23h.
The distance between Bulgaria and Florence is 1016 km. The road distance is 1373.8 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Florence without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 46m and costs €130 - €190.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Bulgaria to Florence, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Florence bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Florence is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs €85 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 and takes 23h.
Bulgaria to Florence bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Firenze Autostazione station.
Florence is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 9:54 AM in Bulgaria and 8:54 AM in Florence.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Florence, Italy?
Bulgaria Air, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, M&M Travel operates a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Firenze Autostazione once a week. Tickets cost €95 and the journey takes 23h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- 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 Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
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