There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Prague by train, plane, bus, night train, 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 19mKč 826–3,683Bus
- 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 1,394–2,481Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
29h 56mKč 3,093–5,662Drive 1,382.3 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Praguecar 1,382.3 km
14h 15mKč 5,143–7,428Train to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Burgastrain
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BOJ - PRG
8h 57mKč 2,181–5,757Shuttle 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 42mKč 3,798–14,202Train, 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 1,758–2,394Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N982
27h 45mKč 2,858–4,694
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 800 Kč - 3 700 Kč and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Prague is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs 800 Kč - 3 700 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.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Prague. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Dimitrovgrad, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 56m.
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 19m 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 train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
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 1,700–6,500
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 2,100–8,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–8,500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–5,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–4,500
- 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 2,900–4,900
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–6,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–3,100
- 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 4,500–14,000
- 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 2,100–6,500
- 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
- Kč 55–90
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 55–75
- 1st Class
- Kč 70–90
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 30–65
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 30–45
- 1st Class
- Kč 45–65
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–505
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 110–170
- 1st Class
- Kč 130–170
Train from Plovdiv to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 100–150
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 100–140
- 1st Class
- Kč 110–150
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 55–95
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 55–80
- 1st Class
- Kč 70–95
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 55–95
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 55–80
- 1st Class
- Kč 70–95
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–1,550
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–340
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,400
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Kč 950–1,400
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Kč 1,300–2,100
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–950
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–4,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
- Kč 1,900–8,500
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Prague is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 2:50 AM in Plovdiv and 1:50 AM in Prague.
Plovdiv to Prague train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Prague is 1382 km. It takes approximately 14h 15m to drive from Plovdiv to Prague.
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