There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Pleven by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRU - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
9h 32m$106–280Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CRL - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
10h 46m$60–347Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stationbus
32h 2m$179–192Train, night train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain Ic / ...
39h 5m$522–822Drive 2,160 km
- Drive from Brussels to Plevencar 2,160 km
21h 31m$385–556Fly Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain
10h 43m$102–309Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EIN - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
12h 17m$75–409Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain
12h 12m$116–376Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
- Take the train from Ruse to Pleventrain Ic
41h 39m$337–591Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stopbus
44h 44m$165–169Drive, car train
- Drive from Brussels to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plevencar
28h 56m$404–572
Brussels to Pleven by night train and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Pleven is to bus via Pristina which costs $164 - $169 and takes 44h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Pleven is to fly and train which takes 9h 32m and costs $100 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Pleven station. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North Station and arriving at Pleven Bus Station via Gara de Nord, Bucharest Horoscop Hotel and Ruse Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Pleven. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Pleven via Aachen, Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 5m.
The distance between Brussels and Pleven is 1916 km. The road distance is 2160 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Pleven without a car is to bus which takes 32h 2m and costs $170 - $200.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Brussels to Pleven, including transfers.
Brussels to Pleven bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Brussels-North Station.
Brussels to Pleven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
Brussels to Pleven bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Pleven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Brussels-North Station to Pleven Bus Station via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Piata Unirii 1, Bucharest Horoscop Hotel, and Ruse Central Bus Station in around 32h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
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 Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
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 Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
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 Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Ruse to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- Phone
- +383 44198634
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Pleven is 1h ahead of Brussels. It is currently 5:48 PM in Brussels and 6:48 PM in Pleven.
Brussels to Pleven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Aachen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Pleven is 2160 km. It takes approximately 21h 31m to drive from Brussels to Pleven.
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