There are 6 ways to get from Maribor to Plovdiv by bus, car, plane, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
16h 55m$95–150Drive 1,046.8 km
- Drive from Maribor to Plovdivcar 1,046.8 km
9h 37m$165–239Bus to Graz Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 40m$263–791Bus, train
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
19h 50m$177–435Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 39m$98–251Train, train to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
13h 14m$190–517
Maribor to Plovdiv by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Maribor to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Maribor to Plovdiv is to drive which takes 9h 37m and costs $160 - $240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Maribor bus station station and arriving at Plovdiv Train station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 16h 55m.
The distance between Maribor and Plovdiv is 1044 km. The road distance is 1046.8 km.
The best way to get from Maribor to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 16h 55m and costs $95 - $150.
The bus from Maribor bus station to Plovdiv Train station takes 16h 55m including transfers and departs five times a week.
Maribor to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maribor bus station.
Maribor to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Maribor. It is currently 2:18 AM in Maribor and 3:18 AM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Maribor to Plovdiv is 1047 km. It takes approximately 9h 37m to drive from Maribor to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Maribor, Slovenia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from Maribor bus station to Plovdiv Train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost $95–150 and the journey takes 16h 55m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- 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
- $40–170
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–135
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $135
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $146
- Shared
- $50–75
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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