There are 10 ways to get from Plovdiv to Alicante by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane PDV - ALC
10h 2m€66–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
41h 3m€350–557Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to München Hbfbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
47h 39m€427–924Drive 2,943.1 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Alicantecar 2,943.1 km
29h 36m€466–673Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SOF - ALC
8h 49m€69–180Fly Plovdiv Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane PDV - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
15h 9m€281–485Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SOF - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
11h 41m€74–235Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Alicantebus
2d 2hBus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
- Take the bus from Arad to Alicante Calle Portugalbus
2d 6h€216–332Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Alicantebus
2d 11h€156–224
Plovdiv to Alicante by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Alicante is to train and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €65 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Alicante Calle Portugal via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Arad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Plovdiv and Alicante is 2217 km. The road distance is 2943.1 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Alicante without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 3m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Plovdiv to Alicante, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Alicante bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Plovdiv station.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Alicante is to fly which takes 10h 2m and costs €65 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €340 and takes 2 days 6h.
Plovdiv to Alicante bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Alicante is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 7:09 PM in Plovdiv and 6:09 PM in Alicante.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Alicante, Spain?
Ryanair, Wizz Air UK, and two other airlines fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plovdiv to Alicante Calle Portugal via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Arad, Autogara Transdara, and Arad in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Valencia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Valencia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarragona to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tarragona to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Alicante Calle Portugal
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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