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How to get fromPlovdiv to Košiceby plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Košice by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Plovdiv Airport to Košice International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane PDV - KSC
    11h 5m
    €80–375

  2. Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane SOF - BUD
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košiceshuttle bus
    9h 41m
    €61–220

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Košicebus bus 902 / ...
    18h 30m
    €105–172

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Videlenighttrain night train
    3. Take the nighttrain from Videle to Oradeanighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Oradea to Puespoekladanytrain train 360 / ...
    5. Take the train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszaitrain train Ic
    6. Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain train Ic
    28h 14m
    €71–83

  5. Drive 1,089.5 km

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Košicecar car 1,089.5 km
    11h 8m
    €163–235

  6. Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Košice International Airport

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane SOF - KSC
    10h 1m
    €73–225

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain train Ic
    18h 43m
    €100–156

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Košicebus bus
    20h 17m
    €108–120

Plovdiv to Košice by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration20h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€108Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 799.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 5m

What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Košice, Slovakia?

Ryanair and Wizz Air fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Košice International Airport (KSC) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plovdiv to Košice via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 18h 30m.

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