There are 6 ways to get from Sarajevo to Plovdiv by plane, train, 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.
Fly, train
best- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SJJ - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 3m$94–257Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus
17h 30m$54–166Drive 710.4 km
- Drive from Sarajevo to Plovdivcar 710.4 km
9h 2m$113–163Bus, train via Herceg Novi
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
18h 10m$112–144Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Užice, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
19h 50m$72–106Bus
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdivbus
25h 50m$100–122
Sarajevo to Plovdiv by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarajevo to Plovdiv is to bus via Belgrade which costs $50 - $170 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sarajevo to Plovdiv is to drive which takes 9h 2m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sarajevo station to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 30m.
The distance between Sarajevo and Plovdiv is 580 km. The road distance is 710.4 km.
The best way to get from Sarajevo to Plovdiv without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 17h 30m and costs $50 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Sarajevo to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Sarajevo to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Kondor, depart from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station.
Sarajevo to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Kondor, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Sarajevo. It is currently 7:25 AM in Sarajevo and 8:25 AM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarajevo to Plovdiv is 710 km. It takes approximately 9h 2m to drive from Sarajevo to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 17h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +387 57 316 184
- [email protected]
- Website
- kondorbus.com
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://kondorbus.com/kondor-en.html
- Phone
- +381 11 244 6022
- [email protected]
- Website
- alamanistours.com
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.alamanistours.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- [email protected]
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +387 65 626 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Užice, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +387 32 205 450
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 62 808 962
- [email protected]
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
- Phone
- +387 31 761 047
- [email protected]
- Website
- prevoz-turist.ba
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- prevoz-turist.ba
- Phone
- +38732691375
- [email protected]
- Website
- bosnaexpres.com
Bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Schedules at
- bosnaexpres.com
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +381 (0) 31 524-518
- [email protected]
- Website
- gaga-turs.rs
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- gaga-turs.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
- Phone
- +381 37 421 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- jugoprevozks.rs
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- jugoprevozks.rs
- Phone
- +389 44 339 015
- [email protected]
- Website
- steptours.com.mk
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://www.steptours.com.mk/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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