There are 4 ways to get from Plovdiv to Meteora by bus, car, train, or plane
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Bus via Trikala
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Stationbus Citylines 39 / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
13h 3m€43–60Drive 538.2 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Meteoracar 538.2 km
7h 42m€98–142Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikalabus
15h 5m€95–287Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteorabus
13h 4m€92–111
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Meteora is to bus via Trikala which costs €40 - €60 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Meteora is to drive which takes 7h 42m and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop and arriving at Kalampáka via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Meteora is 667 km. The road distance is 538.2 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Meteora without a car is to bus via Trikala which takes 13h 3m and costs €40 - €60.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Plovdiv to Meteora, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Meteora bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
Plovdiv to Meteora bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Meteora is 538 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Plovdiv to Meteora.
There are 931+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Kalampáka via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala in around 13h 3m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- 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
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 24310 73130
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- [email protected]
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
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