There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Tuscany 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 Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SOF - FLR
6h 47m€88–281Fly to Pisa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane SOF - PSA
6h 32m€50–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
20h 7m€115–140Train, 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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
36h 39m€206–301Drive 1,374 km
- Drive from Sofia to Florencecar 1,374 km
13h 16m€222–321Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 23m€64–255Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SOF - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
6h 46m€50–215Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novellabus
22h 43m€121–137Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Firenze Autostazionebus
23h€95
Sofia to Tuscany by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Tuscany is to fly which costs €50 - €220 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Tuscany is to fly and train which takes 5h 23m and costs €60 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station and arriving at Firenze Autostazione. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 23h.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Tuscany. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 39m.
The distance between Sofia and Tuscany is 1013 km. The road distance is 1374 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Tuscany without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 7m and costs €110 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Sofia to Tuscany, including transfers.
Sofia to Tuscany bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Tuscany train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Tuscany is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €85 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Kumanovo, which costs €120 - €140 and takes 22h 43m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Tuscany, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Stazione Santa Maria Novella via Kumanovo in around 22h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pisa International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pisa International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pisa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–150
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Sofia to Tuscany bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Tuscany is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:43 PM in Sofia and 3:43 PM in Tuscany.
Sofia to Tuscany train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Tuscany is 1374 km. It takes approximately 13h 16m to drive from Sofia to Tuscany.
There are 8305+ hotels available in Tuscany.










































