There are 6 ways to get from Ploieşti to Plovdiv by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Sliven
best- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Târgoviştebus
- Take the bus from Târgovişte to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Slivenbus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
9h 14mTrain, night train via Dimitrovgrad
cheapest- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
7h 7m$10–40Drive 417.2 km
- Drive from Ploieşti to Plovdivcar 417.2 km
6h 48m$67–96Bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdivbus
11h 15m$37–58Train, night train
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
7h 28m$10–37
Ploieşti to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ploieşti to Plovdiv is to train and night train via Dimitrovgrad which costs $9 - $40 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ploieşti to Plovdiv is to drive which takes 6h 48m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Ploieşti to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Ploieşti and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Târgovişte, Kotel and Sliven Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Ploieşti to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Ploieşti Vest and arriving at Plovdiv via Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 7m.
The distance between Ploieşti and Plovdiv is 568 km. The road distance is 417.2 km.
The best way to get from Ploieşti to Plovdiv without a car is to bus via Sliven which takes 9h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Ploieşti to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Ploieşti to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ploiești station.
Ploieşti to Plovdiv train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), depart from Ploieşti Vest station.
Ploieşti to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Ploieşti, Romania and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ploieşti to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Târgovişte, Târgovişte, Kotel, and Sliven Central Bus Station in around 9h 14m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
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
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
- 0040771359565
- Website
- metturistik.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Târgovişte
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- metturistik.ro
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Kotel to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0889 910 189
- [email protected]
- Website
- pprevozi.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- [email protected]
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
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