There are 12 ways to get from Plovdiv to Cappadocia by train, plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)plane SOF - NAV
9h 22m₺11,055–23,535Bus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1999
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogar to Göremebus
17h 42m₺1,569–3,926Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Göreme bus stationbus
17h 22m₺1,946–4,038Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Göreme bus stationbus
20h 19m₺1,753–5,527Drive 1,141 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Cappadociacar 1,141 km
10h 20m₺8,942–12,916Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)plane SOF - ASR
- Take the bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus stationbus
11h 20m₺3,755–17,635Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)plane SAW - NAV
10h 19m₺5,348–11,975Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)plane SAW - ASR
- Take the bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus stationbus
11h 31m₺3,248–10,575Train, Metro to Istanbul, fly to Nevşehir Kapadokya 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 (IST) to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)plane IST - NAV
12h 15m₺14,445–17,094Train, Metro to Istanbul, fly to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, bus
- 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 (IST) to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)plane IST - ASR
- Take the bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus stationbus
13h 33m₺13,345–16,194Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Edirne Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Aksaray bus station to Göreme bus stationbus
22h 32m₺3,101–4,571Train, taxi
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
- Take the train from Ankara to Himmetdedetrain
- Take the taxi from Himmetdede to Cappadociataxi
22h 50m₺3,853–5,167
Plovdiv to Cappadocia by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Cappadocia is to bus and train which costs 1.900 ₺ - 4.100 ₺ and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Cappadocia is to train and fly which takes 9h 22m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 24.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Cappadocia. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Göreme via Istanbul Otogar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 42m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Cappadocia is 1219 km. The road distance is 1141 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Cappadocia without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 22m and costs 1.900 ₺ - 4.100 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Plovdiv to Cappadocia, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Cappadocia bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Cappadocia bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Cappadocia is 1141 km. It takes approximately 10h 20m to drive from Plovdiv to Cappadocia.
Book your Plovdiv to Cappadocia bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Cappadocia, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Göreme via Istanbul Otogar in around 17h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–21,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–14,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kayseri Erkilet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–16,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–11,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–22,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–8,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–7,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺120–210
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺120–180
- 1st Class
- ₺160–210
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺120–210
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺120–180
- 1st Class
- ₺160–210
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺120–210
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺120–170
- 1st Class
- ₺160–210
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺120–210
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺120–170
- 1st Class
- ₺160–210
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺120–210
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺120–170
- 1st Class
- ₺160–210
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–3,227
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺1,791
- Single Room
- ₺3,227
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,575
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Himmetdede
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺360–550
- 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
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- 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
- ₺600–850
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ankara bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺490–700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ankara bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺490–700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺250–350
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺250–350
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺250–350
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Göreme
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Aksaray bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺280–390
- 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
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺850–1,300
Bus from Ankara bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺850–1,300
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺480–700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺480–700
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺480–700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺480–700
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺480–700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺480–700
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Göreme
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,700–2,400
Bus from Aksaray bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺500–750
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Kayseri bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Aksaray bus station to Göreme bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Edirne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,422
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- Has Turizm
Bus from Edirne to Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,400
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–2,700
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