There are 7 ways to get from Syracuse to Sofia by bus, plane, busferry, night train, train, 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.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CTA - SOF
5h 27m$48–169Bus, bus and ferry via Brindisi
- Take the bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Brindisibus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
35h 27mBus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Siracusa - v.le Scala Greca to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Ini
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
2d 8h$385–713Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Syracuse 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
22h 48m$286–464Train, bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Siracusa to Ispicatrain
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MLA - SOF
9h 8m$336–535Bus, train to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airportbus
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
10h 58m$78–271Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
37h 56m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Syracuse to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $45 - $170 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Syracuse to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $45 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Syracuse to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Siracusa - Corso Umberto and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Durrës and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 27m.
The distance between Syracuse and Sofia is 990 km.
The best way to get from Syracuse to Sofia without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Brindisi which takes 35h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Syracuse to Sofia, including transfers.
Syracuse to Sofia bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Siracusa - Corso Umberto station.
Syracuse to Sofia bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Brindisi station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Syracuse. It is currently 7:35 PM in Syracuse and 8:35 PM in Sofia.
There are 2267+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Syracuse, Italy and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Syracuse to Sofia. However, you can take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Sofia Central Bus Station via Brindisi, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Durrës, Durrës, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 35h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Malta International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Catania Centrale to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–150
- Couchette Carriage
- $85–110
- Seating Carriage
- $55–70
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Siracusa to Ispica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Siracusa - v.le Scala Greca to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Siracusa - Von Platen to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- (+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
- +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
- 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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