There are 8 ways to get from Podgorica to Bulgaria by bus, car, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Bar
best- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Barbus
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
10h 18m$68–101Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
15h 10m$55–85Drive 505.4 km
- Drive from Podgorica to Sofiacar 505.4 km
7h 34m$80–115Fly Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGD - SOF
6h 57m$81–243Train, bus
- Take the train from Podgorica to Sutomoretrain Re
- Take the bus from Sutomore, Autobuska stanica to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Sofiatrain Ic
12h 27m$71–81Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
17h 54m$64–76Shuttle to Tivat Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIV - SOF
10h 21m$251–496Fly Podgorica Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane TGD - VAR
7h 38m$215–382
Podgorica to Bulgaria by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Podgorica to Bulgaria is to bus via Pristina which costs $60 - $80 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Podgorica to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $80 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Podgorica station to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Podgorica , Bus station and arriving at Sofia via Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar and Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
The distance between Podgorica and Bulgaria is 616 km. The road distance is 505.4 km.
The best way to get from Podgorica to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Bar which takes 10h 18m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Podgorica to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Podgorica to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Zejdin Tours, depart from Podgorica , Bus station.
The best way to get from Podgorica to Bulgaria is to bus via Bar which takes 10h 18m and costs $65 - $110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $250 and takes 6h 57m.
Podgorica to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Zejdin Tours, arrive at Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Podgorica. It is currently 2:08 PM in Podgorica and 3:08 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Podgorica, Montenegro and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Sofia via Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar and Kumanovo in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and Austrian Airlines fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–350
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Podgorica to Sutomore
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- $2–3
- First Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +38269233966
- [email protected]
- Website
- zejdin-tours.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 20 41 1090
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- m.facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- MS tours
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- MS tours
- Phone
- +381 68 109 090
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Sutomore, Autobuska stanica to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- 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
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- 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
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 317 988
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
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