There are 7 ways to get from Lucca to Sofia by plane, train, bus, 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 from Pisa International Airport
best- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PSA - SOF
8h 35m$63–262Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
20h 31m$141–175Drive 1,427.2 km
- Drive from Lucca to Sofiacar 1,427.2 km
13h 32m$259–373Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidonibus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FLR - SOF
7h 29m$101–327Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- 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
6h 42m$81–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
24h 4m$146–173Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re / ...
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
25h 6m$117–121
Lucca to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucca to Sofia is to fly which costs $60 - $270 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lucca to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $80 - $370.
The distance between Lucca and Sofia is 1096 km. The road distance is 1427.2 km.
The best way to get from Lucca to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 20h 31m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Lucca to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Lucca. It is currently 10:49 PM in Lucca and 11:49 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucca to Sofia is 1427 km. It takes approximately 13h 32m to drive from Lucca to Sofia.
There are 2302+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $55–80
- 2nd Class
- $30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- $101
- 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
- $107
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidoni
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- 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
- $124
- 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
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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