There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, busferry, 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 to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
5h 24m$45–227Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 46m$289–472Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
38hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Sofiacar
23h 42m$288–472Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane PMO - BOJ
7h 28m$76–359Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane PMO - VAR
9h 6m$154–466Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconibus
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
40h 18mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
40h 55m$242–306
Palermo to Bulgaria by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $45 - $230 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $45 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Palermo Terminal Bus and arriving at Sofia via Rende - Quattromiglia Villa Giorcelli, Cosenza - Autostazione, Durrës and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 18m.
The distance between Palermo and Bulgaria is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 46m and costs $280 - $480.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Palermo to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Palermo to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $45 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $310 and takes 40h 55m.
Palermo to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 11:08 PM in Palermo and 12:08 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bologna Centrale in around 40h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Palermo Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $107
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- 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) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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