There are 7 ways to get from Plovdiv to Prague by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SOF - PRG
7h 18mKč 876–3,982Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
20h 45mKč 1,376–2,443Drive 1,382.3 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Praguecar 1,382.3 km
14h 15mKč 5,108–7,378Train to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Filipovo to Burgastrain
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BOJ - PRG
9h 6mKč 2,179–5,754Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VAR - PRG
9h 41mKč 3,889–14,164Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
24h 40mKč 1,658–2,393Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N982
27h 45mKč 2,658–4,393
Plovdiv to Prague by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Prague is to train and fly which costs 850 Kč - 4 000 Kč and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Prague is to train and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs 850 Kč - 4 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Prague. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 45m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Prague is 1246 km. The road distance is 1382.3 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 20h 45m and costs 1 300 Kč - 2 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Plovdiv to Prague, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Prague is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 1:06 AM in Plovdiv and 12:06 AM in Prague.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Prague is 1382 km. It takes approximately 14h 15m to drive from Plovdiv to Prague.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Prague, Czechia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Praha, ÚAN Florenc via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 20h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,000
Flights from Burgas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–9,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–9,000
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–5,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–4,300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,900
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–4,600
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–7,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–3,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 4,700–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–4,000
- 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
- Kč 55–90
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Kč 55–75
- 1st Class
- Kč 70–90
Train from Filipovo to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 95–150
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Kč 95–140
- 1st Class
- Kč 110–150
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 55–95
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Kč 55–80
- 1st Class
- Kč 70–95
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 55–95
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Kč 55–80
- 1st Class
- Kč 70–95
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 270–450
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,600–4,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,500
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,300
- Website
- Citylines
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