There are 4 ways to get from Plovdiv to Maldives by train, plane, shuttle, or night train
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 11m$305–906Train, Metro to Istanbul, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane IST - MLE
19h 15m$251–457Shuttle 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 20m$510–1,775Train, night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane OTP - MLE
21h$390–686
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Maldives is to train and Metro and fly which costs $250 - $460 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 17h 11m and costs $300 - $950.
The distance between Plovdiv and Maldives is 6683 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Plovdiv to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 3h ahead of Plovdiv. It is currently 7:55 PM in Plovdiv and 10:55 PM in Maldives.
There are 315+ 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 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Varna Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
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