There are 7 ways to get from Plovdiv to Sarandë by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car
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Train, fly, Flying Dolphin
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane SOF - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
7h 24m$57–220Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sarande,Posta Shqiptarebus
15h 22mDrive 665.1 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Sarandëcar 665.1 km
10h 16m$121–174Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kakaviabus
- Drive from Kakavia to Sarandëcar
16h 48m$65–99Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarande,Posta Shqiptarebus
17h 3mBus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandëbus
18h 11mBus #2
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandëbus
18h 53m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Sarandë is to train and bus and drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Sarandë is to train and fly and Flying Dolphin which takes 7h 24m and costs $55 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Sarandë. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Sarande,Posta Shqiptare via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 22m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Sarandë is 635 km. The road distance is 665.1 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Sarandë without a car is to bus which takes 15h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Plovdiv to Sarandë, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Sarandë bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Sarandë bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Sarandë is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 3:10 PM in Plovdiv and 2:10 PM in Sarandë.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Sarandë is 665 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Plovdiv to Sarandë.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Sarandë, Albania?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje Nikola Karev, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 15h 22m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- 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 Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $1–2
- 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
- $15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
Bus from Ioannina to Kakavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- [email protected]
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +1 267 805 2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
Bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- [email protected]
- Website
- finikas-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Ferry - Low Season
- $24
- Ferry - High Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $35
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- [email protected]
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31–41
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- High Season
- $31
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- [email protected]
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- https://albanialuxuryferries.com/
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