There are 9 ways to get from Málaga to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, or night 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 Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AGP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 6m$59–178Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
2d 1h$507–862Drive 3,359.2 km
- Drive from Málaga to Plovdivcar 3,359.2 km
34h 12m$614–887Fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane AGP - PDV
10h 36m$127–608Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane AGP - AXD
- Take the train from Alexandroupoli Port to Ormeniotrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Plovdivtrain
20h 14m$118–334Train, bus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus
2d 1h$505–987Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Madrid 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 Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus
2d 6h$280–397Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Almeriabus
- Take the bus from Almería to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus 983
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
2d 18h$244–345Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
2d 20h$186–276
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $55 - $180 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 9h 6m and costs $55 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur, Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Málaga and Plovdiv is 2623 km. The road distance is 3359.2 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Sofia which takes 2 days 1h and costs $500 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Málaga to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Málaga to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Interbus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 10h 36m and costs $120 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $400 and takes 2 days 6h.
Málaga to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Málaga. It is currently 7:47 AM in Málaga and 8:47 AM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses, Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur, Padova, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Málaga Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- 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 Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Svilengrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Alexandroupoli Port to Ormenio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- 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
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Almería to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sibiu to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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