There are 8 ways to get from Cappadocia to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, train
best- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NAV - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 12m$231–461Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogarbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus FlixBus N1999
18h 43m$32–83Bus, train via Ankara
- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
21h 46m$35–61Drive 1,143.7 km
- Drive from Cappadocia to Plovdivcar 1,143.7 km
10h 21m$181–261Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus stationbus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ASR - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 35m$76–295Bus via Aksaray
- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Aksaray bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Aksaray to Gebzebus
- Take the bus from Gebze Otogar to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
20h 26m$121–130Bus, train
- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Konya bus stationbus
- Take the train from Konya Selçuklu to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
22h 3m$42–78Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Cappadocia to Himmetdedetaxi
- Take the train from Himmetdede to Ankaratrain
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
24h 26m$78–102
Cappadocia to Plovdiv by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cappadocia to Plovdiv is to bus and train via Ankara which costs $35 - $65 and takes 21h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Cappadocia to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 9h 12m and costs $230 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Cappadocia to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Göreme and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 43m.
The distance between Cappadocia and Plovdiv is 1218 km. The road distance is 1143.7 km.
The best way to get from Cappadocia to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 18h 43m and costs $30 - $85.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Cappadocia to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Cappadocia to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Göreme station.
Cappadocia to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cappadocia to Plovdiv is 1144 km. It takes approximately 10h 21m to drive from Cappadocia to Plovdiv.
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What companies run services between Cappadocia, Turkey and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Göreme to Plovdiv Bus Station South via İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–460
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Konya Selçuklu to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Himmetdede to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $30–50
Bus from Göreme bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $17–25
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $9–14
Bus from Göreme bus station to Aksaray bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $10–15
Bus from Göreme bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $15–22
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Aksaray bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Aksaray bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Aksaray to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Gebze Otogar to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $45–55
Eras taksi duragı
- Phone
- +90 539 773 53 07
Forum Kapadokya Taksi
- Phone
- +90 530 885 90 50
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