There are 8 ways to get from Helsinki to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HEL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 14m$126–352Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
13h 26m$97–304Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdivbus
46h 36m$253–433Bus, train, night train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
2d 9h$449–985Drive 4,770.6 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Plovdivcar 4,770.6 km
2d 3h$1,009–1,458Fly Helsinki Airport to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane HEL - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Filipovotrain
10h 47m$149–416Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
2d 7h$196–266Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
3d 6h$265–576
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Plovdiv is to ferry and fly and train which costs $95 - $310 and takes 13h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 10h 47m and costs $140 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Plovdiv via Tallinn, Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 36m.
The distance between Helsinki and Plovdiv is 2137 km. The road distance is 4770.6 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 46h 36m and costs $250 - $440.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Helsinki to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Helsinki to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Plovdiv is 4771 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Helsinki to Plovdiv.
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What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Plovdiv via Tallinn, Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 46h 36m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Burgas Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- 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
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
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 Burgas to Filipovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $23–35
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Viking Line
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