There are 6 ways to get from Plovdiv to Prague by train, plane, bus, or car
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 Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SOF - PRG
7h 28mKč 1,126–4,183Bus
- 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 1,415–2,463Drive 1,382.3 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Praguecar 1,382.3 km
14h 14mKč 5,341–7,714Fly from Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane PDV - PRG
9h 51mKč 3,882–16,204Bus via Vienna
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Vienna, International Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praguebus 060 / ...
23h 51mKč 2,194–3,668Train, 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 1,758–2,394
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Prague is to train and fly which costs 1 100 Kč - 4 200 Kč and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Prague is to train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs 1 100 Kč - 4 200 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 1 400 Kč - 2 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Plovdiv to Prague, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Prague is to bus which takes 20h 45m and costs 1 400 Kč - 2 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 3 800 Kč - 17 000 Kč and takes 9h 51m.
Plovdiv to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Prague is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 5:15 AM in Plovdiv and 4:15 AM in 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. Alternatively, Ryanair, Wizz Air UK, and easyJet fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,400
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,000–17,000
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,500–18,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–3,800
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–3,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–8,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,700–16,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,700–16,000
- 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 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 75–95
- 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 310–470
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–950
- 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 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Vienna, International Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- 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 1,700–2,300
- Website
- Citylines
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