There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FLR - SOF
6h 48m$103–223Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BLQ - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 55m$50–296Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
18h 51m$142–176Drive 1,375.4 km
- Drive from Florence to Sofiacar 1,375.4 km
13h 5m$249–360Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
5h 31m$57–270Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PSA - SOF
6h 17m$62–167Train to Roma Ciampino Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CIA - SOF
7h 5m$86–341Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PSA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 47m$65–213Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
21h 50m$140–163Bus
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 45m$110
Florence to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $60 - $170 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Bulgaria is to train and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $55 - $270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Firenze Autostazione and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 22h 45m.
The distance between Florence and Bulgaria is 1016 km. The road distance is 1375.4 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 51m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Florence to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Florence to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Stazione Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $100 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus via Kumanovo, which costs $140 - $170 and takes 21h 50m.
Florence to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 3:46 PM in Florence and 4:46 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Serdika via Kumanovo, Sofia, and Central Station in around 21h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–150
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $55–80
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $55–80
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $127
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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