There are 4 ways to get from Plovdiv to Phuket by train, plane, shuttle, ferry, 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 to Phuket International Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SOF - HKT
19h 11m฿11,172–31,262Train, bus to Istanbul, fly to Phuket International Airport
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 Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane IST - HKT
23h 39m฿9,945–18,685Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane VAR - HKT
21h 45m฿16,134–53,946Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane SOF - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuketferry
23h 56m฿10,037–30,432
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Phuket is to train and bus and fly which costs ฿9500 - ฿19000 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Phuket is to train and fly which takes 19h 11m and costs ฿11000 - ฿32000.
The distance between Plovdiv and Phuket is 8354 km.
It takes approximately 19h 11m to get from Plovdiv to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 4h ahead of Plovdiv. It is currently 4:30 PM in Plovdiv and 8:30 PM in Phuket.
There are 7305+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Phuket, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Plovdiv to Phuket. 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 Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Phuket Airport Bus, then take the bus to Ranghill Station. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Varna Airport, walk to Varna Airport (VAR) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Phuket Airport Bus, then take the bus to Ranghill Station.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–34,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krabi Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Istanbul to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
Flights from Istanbul to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
- 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
- ฿85–150
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ฿85–120
- 1st Class
- ฿110–150
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿85–150
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ฿85–120
- 1st Class
- ฿110–150
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿85–140
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ฿85–120
- 1st Class
- ฿110–140
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–13,000
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlinetravel
Ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,100
- Website
- tigerlinetravel
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