There are 5 ways to get from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv by bus, night train, train, car, or plane
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Bus via Sofia
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus Union Ivkoni
9h 52m$42–46Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
7h 4m$8–29Drive 355.8 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Plovdivcar 355.8 km
5h 46m$57–82Fly, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 20m$64–177Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovobus 983 / ...
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdivbus
10h 51m$31–43
București - Ilfov to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv is to night train and train which costs $8 - $30 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv is to drive which takes 5h 46m and costs $55 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Piata Natiunile Unite and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Bucharest and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Plovdiv via Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 4m.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Plovdiv is 553 km. The road distance is 355.8 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 9h 52m and costs $42 - $47.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv, including transfers.
București - Ilfov to Plovdiv bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
București - Ilfov to Plovdiv train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
București - Ilfov to Plovdiv bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Piata Natiunile Unite to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 9h 52m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
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
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0889 910 189
- [email protected]
- Website
- pprevozi.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- [email protected]
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
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More Questions & Answers
București - Ilfov to Plovdiv train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Stara Zagora station.
Yes, the driving distance between București - Ilfov to Plovdiv is 356 km. It takes approximately 5h 46m to drive from București - Ilfov to Plovdiv.
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