There are 7 ways to get from Gold Coast to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, shuttle or night train
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Recommended option
Train to Brisbane, fly to Sofia, bus • 28h 24m
Cheapest option
Fly Gold Coast to Sofia, bus • 31h 33m
5 alternative options
Train to Brisbane, fly to Istanbul, bus • 33h 39m
Fly Gold Coast to Istanbul, bus • 36h 48m
Train to Brisbane, fly to Athens, bus • 41h 26m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Plovdiv is to train and fly and night train which costs $950 - $1,300 and takes 36h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 28h 24m and costs $1,200 - $3,100.
The distance between Gold Coast and Plovdiv is 15454 km.
It takes approximately 28h 24m to get from Gold Coast to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 7h behind Gold Coast. It is currently 11:38 PM in Gold Coast and 4:38 PM in Plovdiv.
There are 573+ hotels available in Plovdiv. Prices start at $23 USD per night.
- Distance: 15453.7 km
- Duration: 28h 24m
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Gold Coast to Plovdiv. However, you can take the tram to Helensvale station, platform 4, take the walk to Helensvale station, platform 2, take the train to International Airport Station, take the walk to Brisbane airport, fly to Sofia, take the walk to Sofia Airport Departure Terminal 1, then take the bus to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can take the tram to Helensvale station, platform 4, take the walk to Helensvale station, platform 2, take the train to International Airport Station, take the walk to Brisbane airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, take the walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Plovdiv.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Brisbane to Sofia via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $3,200
Flights from Brisbane to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $4,100
Flights from Brisbane to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,000
Flights from Gold Coast to Sofia via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,100
Flights from Gold Coast to Istanbul via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Brisbane to Sabiha Gokcen via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $1,500
Flights from Brisbane to Athens via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Brisbane to Sofia via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,600
Flights from Brisbane to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,500
Flights from Brisbane to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,600
Flights from Gold Coast to Sofia via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,900
Flights from Gold Coast to Sofia via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,300
Flights from Gold Coast to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,300
Flights from Brisbane to Sabiha Gokcen via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $1,400
Flights from Brisbane to Athens via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $2,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane to Sofia via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,200
Flights from Brisbane to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,500
Flights from Brisbane to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $1,900
Flights from Gold Coast to Sofia via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,000
Flights from Gold Coast to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,600
Flights from Brisbane to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,900
Flights from Gold Coast to Istanbul via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $1,600
Flights from Brisbane to Sabiha Gokcen via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $1,400
Flights from Brisbane to Athens via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,900
Flights from Brisbane to Athens via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Gold Coast to Sofia via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Gold Coast to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,300
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20 - $24
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7 - $15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7 - $11
- 1st Class
- $11 - $15
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2 - $4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2 - $4
- 1st Class
- $3 - $4
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Departure Terminal 1 to Plovdiv ul. "Kapitan Raycho Nikolov"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19 - $40
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $290 - $410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14 - $29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Phone
- +90 224 294 55 62
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14 - $19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51 - $56
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
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