There are 11 ways to get from Plovdiv to Switzerland by train, plane, bus, night train, 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 to Basel
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)plane SOF - BSL
7h 36mCHF 35–208Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SOF - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 40mCHF 32–172Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
26h 56mCHF 182–291Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
35h 8mCHF 186–301Drive 1,691.4 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Zurichcar 1,691.4 km
17h 46mCHF 282–407Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SOF - ZRH
7h 45mCHF 81–229Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SOF - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 21mCHF 53–171Fly Plovdiv Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PDV - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 15mCHF 105–422Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane SOF - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
10h 5mCHF 50–305Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Munich Hackerbrückebus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 234 / ...
30h 18mCHF 206–225Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zurichbus
31h 48mCHF 114–160
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Switzerland is to train and fly and bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 180 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Switzerland is to fly and train which takes 7h 15m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 430.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Dimitrovgrad, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Sargans and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 8m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Switzerland is 1512 km. The road distance is 1691.4 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Switzerland without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 56m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Plovdiv to Switzerland, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Switzerland bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Switzerland train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Switzerland bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Munich Hackerbrücke station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Zürich Stadelhofen via Munich Hackerbrücke, Munich central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich HB in around 30h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–210
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 1–2
- 1st Class
- CHF 1–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–20
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 4–7
- 1st Class
- CHF 5–7
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–4
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–170
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 17–25
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–170
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 53–58
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Munich Hackerbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 189
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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Booking & Getting There
Switzerland is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 3:23 AM in Plovdiv and 2:23 AM in Switzerland.
Plovdiv to Switzerland train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Switzerland is 1691 km. It takes approximately 17h 46m to drive from Plovdiv to Switzerland.
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