There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Sofia 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 from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
5h 7m$44–216Train, 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 37m$284–429Train, 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 35mDrive, 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 from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CTA - SOF
4h 20m$49–174Fly from Trapani Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TPS - SOF
7h 43m$78–373Bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MLA - SOF
7h 28m$337–519Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldibus
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 35m$192–228
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Sofia is to fly which costs $45 - $180 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $45 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Palermo Terminal Bus, Caserta stazione, Durrës and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 35m.
The distance between Sicily and Sofia is 1047 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 37m and costs $280 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Sicily to Sofia, including transfers.
Sicily to Sofia bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Terminal Bus station.
Sicily to Sofia bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Caserta pzza Garibaldi station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 4:24 AM in Sicily and 5:24 AM in Sofia.
There are 2299+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Malta International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- 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
- $100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- 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
- $85–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- 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
- 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
- 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
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $82
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $113
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- 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
- +359 894 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
- 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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