There are 9 ways to get from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora by bus, car, plane, train, shuttle, or night train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianskibus Union Ivkoni
16h 10m$149–239Bus via Niš
cheapest- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
21h 7m$101–185Drive 1,152.1 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Stara Zagoracar 1,152.1 km
10h 34m$182–263Fly Ljubljana to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LJU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
12h 49m$143–384Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain Re / ...
20h 35m$109–179Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
12h 19m$298–787Fly Ljubljana to Istanbul, bus, night train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Istanbul (IST)plane LJU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Stara Zagoranighttrain
12h 11mShuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagoratrain
13h 44m$393–624Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
13h 21m$399–656
Ljubljana to Stara Zagora by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora is to bus via Niš which costs $100 - $190 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora is to drive which takes 10h 34m and costs $180 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora station. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Stara Zagora is 1154 km. The road distance is 1152.1 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora without a car is to bus which takes 16h 10m and costs $140 - $240.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Ljubljana station.
Ljubljana to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Stara Zagora is 1h ahead of Ljubljana. It is currently 10:19 AM in Ljubljana and 11:19 AM in Stara Zagora.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Stara Zagora is 1152 km. It takes approximately 10h 34m to drive from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ljubljana to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 10m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Ljubljana to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Çerkezköy to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–7
- 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $93
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora Bus Station Slavianski
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 (0)41 708 329
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Book at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–20
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- [email protected]
- Website
- Globus ES
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- Globus ES
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $179
- 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
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300–360
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $300–360
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300–360
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $300–360
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