There are 7 ways to get from Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park by bus, car, or plane
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Bus via Belgrade
best- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Jezerce, Plitvice Lakesbus
15h 8m€68–156Fly Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane SOF - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
10h 47m€61–187Drive 843.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to Plitvička Jezeracar 843.4 km
9h 26m€118–170Fly Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SOF - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus
11h 1m€65–292Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Zagrebbus N981
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus Arriva
16h 11m€68–133Fly Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane VAR - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus
11h 35m€176–435Fly Varna Airport to Zadar Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane VAR - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
13h 46m€157–390
Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus via Belgrade which costs €65 - €160 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to drive which takes 9h 26m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Plitvice Lakes National Park. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Jezerce, Plitvice Lakes via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 8m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Plitvice Lakes National Park is 888 km. The road distance is 843.4 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 15h 8m and costs €65 - €160.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 4:46 AM in Bulgaria and 3:46 AM in Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park is 843 km. It takes approximately 9h 26m to drive from Bulgaria to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?
You can take a subway from Serdika to Plitvička Jezera via Central Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Jezerce, Plitvice Lakes in around 15h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Varna Airport to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Varna Airport to Zadar Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Zadar Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 069777233
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurotours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Jezerce, Plitvice Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- eurotours.rs
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 47 777 276
- [email protected]
- Website
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
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