There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CTA - SOF
4h 37m$51–166Fly Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
5h 24m$40–178Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Trieste C.letrain
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
34h 44m$309–525Train, 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
37h 37mDrive, 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 Vloracarferry
- Drive from Port of Vlora to Sofiacar
24h 14m$290–467Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CTA - VAR
8h 54m$210–375Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 17m$59–253Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
38h 50m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $50 - $170 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $50 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Sofia via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 50m.
The distance between Sicily and Bulgaria is 933 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 44m and costs $300 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Sicily to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Sicily to Bulgaria bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Sicily to Bulgaria bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 8:04 PM in Sicily and 9:04 PM in Bulgaria.
There are 2253+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $102
- 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 Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- 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
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- 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
- $29–40
- 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
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Vlora
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53–95
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- $53
- Cabin
- $55–95
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