There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Batumi by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Batumi International Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)plane SOF - BUS
10h 38m$245–506Bus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1999
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Centralbus
28h 2m$53–107Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
- Take the bus from Ankara to Batumi Centralbus
28h 12m$63–95Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Vladimir Pavlovtrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Burgas to Batumicarferry
2d 14h$230–264Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane SOF - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Batumi Centralbus
12h 41m$80–331Train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Batumi International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)plane IST - BUS
13h 37m$121–487Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Bursa Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Fındıklıbus
- Take the bus from Fındıklı to Batumi Centralbus
34h 41m$67–153Drive 1,669.6 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Batumicar 1,669.6 km
20h 2m$265–382
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Batumi International Airport (BUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Batumi is to bus via Istanbul which costs $50 - $110 and takes 28h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Batumi is to train and fly which takes 10h 38m and costs $240 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Batumi. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Batumi Central via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi and Istanbul Aksaray. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 2m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Batumi is 1663 km. The road distance is 1669.6 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Batumi without a car is to bus via Istanbul which takes 28h 2m and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Plovdiv to Batumi, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Batumi bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Batumi bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Batumi is 2h ahead of Plovdiv. It is currently 8:45 PM in Plovdiv and 10:45 PM in Batumi.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Batumi is 1670 km. It takes approximately 20h 2m to drive from Plovdiv to Batumi.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Batumi, Georgia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Batumi Central via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Aksaray, and Istanbul Aksaray in around 28h 2m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Batumi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Vladimir Pavlov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $50–75
Bus from Ankara to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Ardeşen to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $10–15
Bus from Fındıklı to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $9–14
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Bursa Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Bursa Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Bursa to Fındıklı
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
Car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
- Motorcycle
- $35–280
- Child ticket
- $85–120
- Adult passenger
- $220–250
- Personal Car
- $614
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