There are 3 ways to get from Plovdiv to Damascus by train, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Damascus International Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane SOF - DAM
16h 35m$429–915Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane SOF - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
10h 29m$111–483Train, train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Damascus International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane SAW - DAM
14h 23m$228–679
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Damascus is to train and fly and drive which costs $110 - $490 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Damascus is to train and fly and drive which takes 10h 29m and costs $110 - $490.
The distance between Plovdiv and Damascus is 1717 km.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Plovdiv to Damascus, including transfers.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Damascus, Syria?
There is no direct connection from Plovdiv to Damascus. However, you can take the train to Iskarsko Shose, walk to Искърско Шосе, take the subway to Летище София, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Damascus International Airport (DAM), then take the taxi to Damascus. Alternatively, you can take the train to Iskarsko Shose, walk to Искърско Шосе, take the subway to Летище София, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Beirut International Airport (BEY), then drive to Damascus.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–850
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- flycham.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Damascus International Airport via Larnaca, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beirut International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beirut International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Damascus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–470
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
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