There are 8 ways to get from Kraków to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, 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.
Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRK - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 19m$28–148Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N911 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdivbus
21h 25m$136–227Drive 1,288.8 km
- Drive from Kraków to Plovdivcar 1,288.8 km
14h 6m$203–294Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane KRK - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain
9h 19m$67–242Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane KTW - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
10h 55m$142–681Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane KRK - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
9h 34m$161–632Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
23h 33m$130–182Train, bus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Lvivtrain Mp
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
24h 38m$124–315
John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $28 - $150 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs $28 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Plovdiv via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
The distance between Kraków and Plovdiv is 1028 km. The road distance is 1288.8 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 21h 25m and costs $130 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kraków to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Kraków to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Kraków. It is currently 3:28 AM in Kraków and 4:28 AM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Plovdiv is 1289 km. It takes approximately 14h 6m to drive from Kraków to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Plovdiv via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $19–100
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Burgas to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- [email protected]
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
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