There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Plovdiv by plane, train, or night 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 to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
17h 11m$276–861Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORD - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
22h 9m$260–740Fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane ORD - PDV
18h 40m$488–1,811
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Plovdiv is to fly and night train and train which costs $260 - $750 and takes 22h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 17h 11m and costs $270 - $900.
The distance between Chicago and Plovdiv is 8542 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Chicago to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:15 AM in Chicago and 7:15 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 840+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Train operators
- 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
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
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