There are 4 ways to get from Plovdiv to San Francisco by train, plane, night train, or bus
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SOF - SFO
20h 5m$383–917Train, night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane OTP - SFO
24h 46m$508–1,049Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SOF - OAK
23h 10m$439–1,213Train, bus to Istanbul, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IST - SFO
26h 28m$671–981
Sofia Airport (SOF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to San Francisco is to train and fly which costs $380 - $950 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to San Francisco is to train and fly which takes 20h 5m and costs $380 - $950.
The distance between Plovdiv and San Francisco is 6632 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from Plovdiv to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 10h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 2:27 AM in Plovdiv and 4:27 PM in San Francisco.
There are 833+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and San Francisco, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Plovdiv to San Francisco. 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to 16th Street / Mission. Alternatively, you can take the train to Dimitrovgrad, walk to Dimitrovgrad, take the vehicle to Bucharest, walk to Bucharest North, take the train to Aeroport Henri Coandă T1 (Otopeni), walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to 16th Street / Mission.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Francisco International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- 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
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- iett.istanbul
Bus from Gültepe Camii to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://iett.istanbul/en
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