There are 8 ways to get from Ploieşti to Sozopol by train, bus, shuttle, night train, car, or plane
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Train, bus, shuttle
best- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sozopol
8h 46m$118–254Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
8h 49m$15–44Drive 406.7 km
- Drive from Ploieşti to Sozopolcar 406.7 km
6h 26m$65–94Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane OTP - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Sozopol
10h 42mBus
- 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 Sozopol Republikanskabus
9hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Chitilatrain Adjud - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Burgasbus N984
12h 24m$45–77Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane OTP - BOJ
8h 56mTrain to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane BBU - BOJ
13h 31m$92–322
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ploieşti to Sozopol is to train and night train which costs $14 - $45 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Ploieşti to Sozopol is to drive which takes 6h 26m and costs $65 - $95.
No, there is no direct bus from Ploieşti to Sozopol. However, there are services departing from Ploieşti and arriving at Sozopol Republikanska via Târgovişte, Kotel and Sliven Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Ploieşti to Sozopol. However, there are services departing from Ploieşti Vest and arriving at Burgas via Bucharest and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 49m.
The distance between Ploieşti and Sozopol is 488 km. The road distance is 406.7 km.
The best way to get from Ploieşti to Sozopol without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 8h 46m and costs $110 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Ploieşti to Sozopol, including transfers.
Ploieşti to Sozopol bus services, operated by MET Turistik, depart from Ploieşti station.
Ploieşti to Sozopol train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), depart from Ploieşti Vest station.
Ploieşti to Sozopol bus services, operated by MET Turistik, arrive at Târgovişte station.
What companies run services between Ploieşti, Romania and Sozopol, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ploieşti to Sozopol Republikanska via Târgovişte, Târgovişte, Kotel, and Sliven Central Bus Station in around 9h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Burgas Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Burgas Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- 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 Chitila
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
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
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 Chitila
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $4–7
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
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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 Chitila
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- 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 Chitila
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Book at
- 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
- 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.
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 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 Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna to Sozopol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Sozopol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- 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
Bus from Ploieşti to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- 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 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Sozopol Republikanska
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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