There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Sanremo by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or busferry
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane SOF - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
7h€65–248Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- 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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Sanremotrain
9h 47m€55–216Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Sanremotrain Ic
24h 5m€170–237Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain 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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Sanremotrain Ic
41h 26m€240–406Drive 1,644.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Sanremocar 1,644.8 km
15h 47m€266–384Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane SOF - GOA
- Take the train from Genova Sestri Ponen. to Sanremotrain
10h 9m€91–286Fly to Monaco
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Monaco (MCM)plane SOF - MCM
7h 37m€57–255Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Genoabus
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Sanremotrain 3356 / ...
27h 6m€103–115Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Ventimigliabusferry
39h 43m
Sofia to Sanremo by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Sanremo is to fly and bus and train which costs €55 - €220 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Sanremo is to fly and train which takes 7h and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Sanremo. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at San Remo - Autostazione via Tirana and Ventimiglia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Sanremo. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Sanremo via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 26m.
The distance between Sofia and Sanremo is 1389 km. The road distance is 1644.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Sanremo without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 24h 5m and costs €170 - €240.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Sofia to Sanremo, including transfers.
Sofia to Sanremo bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Sanremo train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Sanremo bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Sanremo, Italy?
Wizz Air, FlexFlight ApS, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Monaco (MCM) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–140
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Rome, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Budapest, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Belgrade, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- helisecurite.fr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Rome, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Budapest, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monaco via Belgrade, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Sestri Ponen. to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- 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 Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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Booking & Getting There
Sanremo is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 1:26 PM in Sofia and 12:26 PM in Sanremo.
Sofia to Sanremo train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Sanremo is 1645 km. It takes approximately 15h 47m to drive from Sofia to Sanremo.
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