There are 5 ways to get from Plovdiv to Dubai by train, plane, shuttle, bus, or night train
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane SOF - DXB
10h 19mAED 867–1,626Bus to Istanbul, fly to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane IST - DXB
13h 52mAED 613–1,233Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane SOF - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
12h 31mAED 803–1,964Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Sharjah International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane SOF - SHJ
14h 43mAED 685–1,850Train, night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane OTP - DXB
13h 59mAED 787–1,737
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Dubai is to bus and fly which costs AED 600 - AED 1300 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 10h 19m and costs AED 850 - AED 1700.
The distance between Plovdiv and Dubai is 3660 km.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Plovdiv to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 1h ahead of Plovdiv. It is currently 7:22 AM in Plovdiv and 8:22 AM in Dubai.
There are 16323+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
There is no direct connection from Plovdiv to Dubai. 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 Dubai International Airport (DXB), walk to Airport Terminal Metro Station, then take the subway to Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 2. 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 Abu Dhabi (AUH), walk to Abu Dhabi Airport, take the shuttle to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall, walk to Ibn Battuta Metro Station, then take the subway to Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 1.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 490–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 480–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,200
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 490–2,100
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 500–2,200
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Dubai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 450–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 470–1,700
- 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
- AED 9–16
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- AED 9–13
- 1st Class
- AED 12–16
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 9–16
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- AED 9–13
- 1st Class
- AED 12–16
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 9–16
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- AED 9–13
- 1st Class
- AED 12–16
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 5–11
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- AED 5–8
- 1st Class
- AED 8–11
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- AED 23–99
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- AED 23–35
- 1st Class
- AED 25–35
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- 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
- AED 45–65
- 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
- AED 65–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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