There are 6 ways to get from Sochi to Plovdiv by plane, bus, night train, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Istanbul, bus, night train, train
best- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Istanbul (IST)plane AER - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
13h 35mFly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AER - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 30m$101–354Bus
- Take the bus from Sochi Bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Edirne bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Edrine to Plovdivbus
2d 10h$148–177Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane AER - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
12h 38m$198–898Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AER - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
16h 26m$131–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa Intercity Bus Terminal to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d 15h$215–239
Sochi International Airport (AER) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sochi to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $140 - $180 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Sochi to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 11h 30m and costs $100 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Sochi station to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Sochi Bus station and arriving at Plovdiv via Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Samsun bus station and Edrine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Sochi and Plovdiv is 1386 km.
The best way to get from Sochi to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 13h 35m to get from Sochi to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Sochi to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, depart from Sochi Bus station.
Sochi to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, arrive at Krasnodar-1 Bus station.
There are 850+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Sochi, Russia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sochi Bus station to Plovdiv via Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Samsun bus station, and Edrine in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Varna Airport via Antalya, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Çerkezköy to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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