There are 7 ways to get from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
14h 14m$79–117Bus, train via Pristina
cheapest- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Fushë Kosovëbus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
20h 54m$75–95Drive 793 km
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Plovdivcar 793 km
11h 23m$130–187Fly from Dubrovnik Airport, train
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DBV - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 8m$80–269Bus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdivbus
23h 10m$86–130Bus to Tivat Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Tivat Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIV - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 54m$143–338Bus, shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
12h 19m$208–448
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv is to bus and train via Pristina which costs $75 - $95 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 10h 8m and costs $80 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor and arriving at Plovdiv via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 10m.
The distance between Dubrovnik and Plovdiv is 844 km. The road distance is 793 km.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 14m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Dubrovnik to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Hafet Tours, depart from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor station.
Dubrovnik to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Hafet Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Dubrovnik. It is currently 3:50 PM in Dubrovnik and 4:50 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubrovnik to Plovdiv is 793 km. It takes approximately 11h 23m to drive from Dubrovnik to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Dubrovnik, Croatia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Plovdiv via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- [email protected]
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- [email protected]
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Fushë Kosovë
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- 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
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +387 (0)36 653 250
- [email protected]
- Website
- Globtour
Bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Tivat Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Globtour
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
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