There are 8 ways to get from Bulgaria to Palermo by plane, bus, busferry, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SOF - PMO
5h 45m€39–206Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
39h 7mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the carferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
24h 1m€255–396Fly Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOJ - PMO
14h 17m€69–286Fly Varna Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VAR - PMO
11h 3m€130–379Fly Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
8h 7m€52–178Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Busbus
40h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
41h 5m€215–275
Bulgaria to Palermo by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €50 - €180 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €35 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Durrës, Cosenza - Viale G. Mancini -solo itinerario and Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 57m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Palermo is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Palermo without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 39h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Bulgaria to Palermo, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Palermo bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €35 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €280 and takes 41h 5m.
Bulgaria to Palermo bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Palermo is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 3:40 AM in Bulgaria and 2:40 AM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Palermo, Italy?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Palermo via Bologna Centrale in around 41h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- 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
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- [email protected]
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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