There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, 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 Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
12h 21m$90–338Train, bus via Turin
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
33h 25m$387–673Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus
34h 44m$382–680Drive 2,489.7 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Plovdivcar 2,489.7 km
24h 3m$446–645Fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BOD - PDV
12h 52m$128–558Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus
38h 18m$352–526Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Ljubljana bus stationbus 1922
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
43h 30m$263–401Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
2d 1h$351–417
Bordeaux to Plovdiv by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $90 - $340 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 12h 21m and costs $90 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Plovdiv Train station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 30m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Plovdiv is 2101 km. The road distance is 2489.7 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Turin which takes 33h 25m and costs $380 - $700.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 12h 52m and costs $120 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $410 and takes 43h 30m.
Bordeaux to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 8:25 AM in Bordeaux and 9:25 AM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux to Plovdiv Train station via Ljubljana bus station in around 43h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Grenoble - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–300
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Plovdiv is 2490 km. It takes approximately 24h 3m to drive from Bordeaux to Plovdiv.
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