There are 7 ways to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 45m$46–209Train, bus
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
24h 19m$234–334Drive 1,417.5 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Plovdivcar 1,417.5 km
16h 6m$252–363Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Burgas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane PRG - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Filipovotrain
10h 23m$109–273Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 44m$176–373Bus to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnbergbus
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NUE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 22mBus, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
29h 2m$130–238
Pilsen to Plovdiv by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv is to bus and fly and train which costs $45 - $210 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 45m and costs $45 - $210.
The distance between Pilsen and Plovdiv is 1317 km. The road distance is 1417.5 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 19m and costs $230 - $340.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Pilsen. It is currently 7:28 PM in Pilsen and 8:28 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Plovdiv is 1417 km. It takes approximately 16h 6m to drive from Pilsen to Plovdiv.
There are 857+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Pilsen to Plovdiv. However, you can take the bus to Prague, walk to Zličín, take the line 100 bus to Václav Havel Airport T1, walk to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Praha Hlavní nádraží, Florenc, and Prague Florenc Central Bus Station in around 24h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Burgas to Filipovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $219
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Slovak Lines
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