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How to get fromRila Monastery to Rhodope Mountainsby taxi, bus, car, or train

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There are 4 ways to get from Rila Monastery to Rhodope Mountains by taxi, bus, car, or train

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  1. Taxi, bus

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Rila Monastery to Maliovitsataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Samokov to Pazardzhikbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pazardzhik to Devinbus bus
    4. Take the taxi from Devin to Rhodope Mountainstaxi taxi
    9h 8m

  2. Drive  222.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Rila Monastery to Rhodope Mountainscar car 222.8 km
    5h 47m
    $36–52

  3. Taxi, bus via Plovdiv

    1. Take the taxi from Rila Monastery to Maliovitsataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Samokov to Plovdivbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Pamporovobus bus
    10h 16m
    $93–116

  4. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Rila Monastery to Maliovitsataxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Samokov to Kostenetsbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kostenets to Plovdivtrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Pamporovobus bus
    10h 38m
    $91–115

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  • Distance: 350.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 8m

What companies run services between Rila Monastery, Bulgaria and Rhodope Mountains, Oblast Smolyan, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Rila Monastery to Rhodope Mountains. However, you can take the taxi to Maliovitsa, take the bus to Samokov, take the bus to Pazardzhik, take the bus to Devin, then take the taxi to Rhodope Mountains. Alternatively, you can drive from Rila Monastery to Rhodope Mountains in around 5h 47m.

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