There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Milan by plane, bus, train, night train, 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 to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SOF - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
5h 27m€27–135Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano P.Garibalditrain Fr
19h 25m€147–207Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
36h 48m€212–351Drive 1,386.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Milancar 1,386.2 km
13h 20m€217–314Fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SOF - LIN
6h 41m€84–206Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SOF - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
5h 45m€54–208Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SOF - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
6h 55m€68–237Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
21h 50m€96–177Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
22h€90
Sofia to Milan by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Milan is to fly and bus which costs €26 - €140 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Milan is to fly and bus which takes 5h 27m and costs €26 - €140.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station and arriving at Milano, Stazione Centrale. Services depart once a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 22h.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Milan. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Milano Centrale via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 48m.
The distance between Sofia and Milan is 1203 km. The road distance is 1386.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Milan without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 25m and costs €140 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Sofia to Milan, including transfers.
Sofia to Milan bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Milan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Milan is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €80 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 21h 50m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Milan, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 21h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–90
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Milan bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Milan is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:53 PM in Sofia and 6:53 PM in Milan.
Sofia to Milan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Milan is 1386 km. It takes approximately 13h 20m to drive from Sofia to Milan.
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