There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Varenna by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or 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 to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
7h 13m€32–142Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain Re8
23h 45m€95–97Train, 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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain Re8
39h€212–313Drive 1,402.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Varennacar 1,402.7 km
13h 51m€221–318Fly 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 Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
7h 43m€59–215Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SOF - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Varenna Esinotrain
8h 45m€90–214Fly 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
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esinotrain
8h 37m€73–245Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Bellinzonabus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovannitrain S10 / ...
- Take the ferry from Bellagio to Varennaferry 904
28h 59m
Sofia to Varenna by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Varenna is to fly and bus and train which costs €30 - €150 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Varenna is to fly and bus and train which takes 7h 13m and costs €30 - €150.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Varenna. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Varenna Esino via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h.
The distance between Sofia and Varenna is 1273 km. The road distance is 1402.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Varenna without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 45m and costs €95 - €97.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Sofia to Varenna, including transfers.
Sofia to Varenna train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Varenna is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:11 PM in Sofia and 3:11 PM in Varenna.
Sofia to Varenna train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Varenna is 1403 km. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Sofia to Varenna.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Varenna, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Varenna. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), walk to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, take the bus to Piazza Luigi di Savoia, walk to Milano Centrale, then take the train to Varenna Esino. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varenna Esino via Milano, Stazione Centrale and Milano Centrale in around 23h 45m.
- 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
- €40–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- 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
- ita-airways.com
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 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 Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- 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
- 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 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Varenna Esino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 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
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 0322 233 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- navigazionelaghi.it
Ferry from Bellagio to Varenna
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
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