There are 4 ways to get from Plovdiv to Maldives by train, plane, shuttle, night train, or bus
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
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane SOF - MLE
17h 46m$315–806Train, bus to Istanbul, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Gültepe Camii to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane IST - MLE
21h 9m$293–510Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane VAR - MLE
19h 35m$504–1,688Train, night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane OTP - MLE
19h 42m$430–1,138
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Maldives is to train and bus and fly which costs $290 - $550 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 17h 46m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Plovdiv and Maldives is 6683 km.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Plovdiv to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 2h ahead of Plovdiv. It is currently 3:39 PM in Plovdiv and 5:39 PM in Maldives.
There are 295+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Maldives?
There is no direct connection from Plovdiv to Maldives. 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 Velana International Airport (MLE), walk to Domestic Terminal, then take the bus to Fehires Park `. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Varna Airport, walk to Varna Airport (VAR) airport, fly to Velana International Airport (MLE), walk to Domestic Terminal, then take the bus to Fehires Park `.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Varna Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–450
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- 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 Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
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
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- iett.istanbul
Bus from Gültepe Camii to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://iett.istanbul/en
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