There are 11 ways to get from Lisbon to Stara Zagora by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car 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 Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
11h 30m$92–266Bus, train via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Stara Zagoratrain Ic
2d 4h$389–637Drive 3,669.1 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Stara Zagoracar 3,669.1 km
36h 6m$661–954Fly to Plovdiv Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane LIS - PDV
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain
16h 46m$140–618Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIS - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
11h 17m$108–318Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LIS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
18h 9m$140–331Fly to Istanbul, bus, night train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LIS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköybus
- Take the night train from Çerkezköy to Stara Zagoranighttrain
14h 17mBus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianskibus
2d 9h$322–462Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Stara Zagoratrain Ic
2d 12h$331–468Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Buzaubus
- Take the train from Buzău to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
3d 12hDrive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Stara Zagoracar
46h 23m$786–1,125
Lisbon to Stara Zagora by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Stara Zagora is to fly and train which costs $90 - $270 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Stara Zagora is to fly and night train which takes 11h 17m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Stara Zagora station. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski via Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur, Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Lisbon and Stara Zagora is 3014 km. The road distance is 3669.1 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Stara Zagora without a car is to bus and train via Zaragoza which takes 2 days 4h and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Lisbon to Stara Zagora, including transfers.
Lisbon to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente station.
Lisbon to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Stara Zagora is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 3:27 PM in Lisbon and 5:27 PM in Stara Zagora.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Stara Zagora is 3669 km. It takes approximately 36h 6m to drive from Lisbon to Stara Zagora.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski via Madrid, Estación Sur De Autobuses, Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur, Padova, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Night train from Çerkezköy to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–7
- 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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