There are 10 ways to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen by train, bus, car, plane, night train, or shuttle
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Cegledtrain Ic
- Take the train from Cegled to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
16h 54mFt 28,869–49,101Train, night train via Braşov
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brasov to Debrecentrain Ir
22h 13mFt 20,526–33,595Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus stationbus N910
18hFt 36,996–60,595Drive 869.1 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Debrecencar 869.1 km
10h 59mFt 47,664–68,848Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane SOF - DEB
10h 50mFt 31,010–119,030Train, bus via Ruse
- Take the train from Filipovo to Rusetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ruse to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
- Take the train from Arad to Bekescsabatrain Ir
- Take the bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomásbus
22h 12mFt 24,881–33,548Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
22h 15mFt 29,199–46,935Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
9h 12mFt 27,210–71,730Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane VAR - DEB
8h 33mFt 58,044–249,074Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Oradea International Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane SOF - OMR
- Take the train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecentrain
13h 4mFt 53,610–82,630
Plovdiv to Debrecen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen is to train and night train via Braşov which costs 20 000 Ft - 34 000 Ft and takes 22h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 33m and costs 55 000 Ft - 250 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Debrecen. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Debrecen via Stara Zagora, Bucharest and Brasov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 13m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Debrecen is 1046 km. The road distance is 869.1 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 54m and costs 28 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 16h 54m to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Debrecen bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Debrecen bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv to Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 18h.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–110,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–120,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–44,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Debrecen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–100,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–210,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–210,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–140,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–36,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–85,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–120,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–85,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–85,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–75,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 850–1,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,100–1,400
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 800–1,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,000–1,400
Train from Filipovo to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,700–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,000–2,600
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 600–850
- 1st Class
- Ft 850–1,100
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–7,445
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,700–2,400
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,000–2,600
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 490–950
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 490–700
- 1st Class
- Ft 700–950
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–7,556
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,700–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,000–2,600
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 800–1,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,000–1,400
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 800–1,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,600
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,800–3,600
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–5,900
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- Ft 2,800–3,200
- First Class
- Ft 5,500–5,900
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Cegled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,100
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 800–1,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Arad to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–2,700
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,300–5,700
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brasov to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,400–4,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,600–7,000
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–2,700
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–4,700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–3,000
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–4,300
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–130,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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