There are 8 ways to get from Marseille to Plovdiv by train, plane, 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.
Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 27m$120–392Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MRS - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 43m$70–304Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
31h 15m$237–497Drive 2,024.2 km
- Drive from Marseille to Plovdivcar 2,024.2 km
19h 18m$363–524Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane MRS - PDV
16h 16m$158–664Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagrebbus N482
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
34h 40m$185–299Train, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
34h 57m$187–297Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
40h 48m$161–221
Marseille to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $70 - $310 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 9h 43m and costs $70 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arriving at Plovdiv Train station via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 40m.
The distance between Marseille and Plovdiv is 1685 km. The road distance is 2024.2 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Lyon which takes 31h 15m and costs $230 - $500.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Marseille to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Marseille to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 16h 16m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $300 and takes 34h 40m.
Marseille to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Marseille. It is currently 3:43 AM in Marseille and 4:43 AM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and Twin Jet fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Plovdiv Train station via Zagreb in around 34h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- 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 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
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
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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