There are 5 ways to get from Cagliari to Sofia by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, car, train, ferry, or busferry
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 Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CAG - SOF
7h 28m$56–252Bus, car ferry, shuttle
- Take the bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCAbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Livorno via Cogorano to Florence Piazza Montelungo
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
37h 38m$212–292Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cagliari to Port of Arbataxcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Civitavecchia to Sofiacar
27h 10m$348–538Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Porto Torres to Genoaferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
43h 54m$197–240Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 3h
Cagliari to Sofia by train, foot, ferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Sofia is to fly which costs $55 - $260 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cagliari to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $55 - $260.
The distance between Cagliari and Sofia is 1279 km.
The best way to get from Cagliari to Sofia without a car is to bus and car ferry and shuttle which takes 37h 38m and costs $210 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Cagliari to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Cagliari. It is currently 12:41 PM in Cagliari and 1:41 PM in Sofia.
There are 2283+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Sofia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gruppo Turmo Travel
Bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Gruppo Turmo Travel
- Phone
- +39 05861888623, +39 339 628 1382
- [email protected]
- Website
- tuscanybus.com
Shuttle from Livorno via Cogorano to Florence Piazza Montelungo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $32–34
- Schedules at
- tuscanybus.com
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $123
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- 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
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–79
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- $34
- with added vehicle
- $79
Car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Porto Torres to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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