There are 4 ways to get from Sochi to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AER - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
16h 25m$117–305Bus
- 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 9h$152–181Fly 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
19h 42m$127–344Train, 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$217–242
Sochi International Airport (AER) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sochi to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $150 - $190 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Sochi to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 16h 25m and costs $110 - $310.
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 9h.
The distance between Sochi and Plovdiv is 1519 km.
The best way to get from Sochi to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $150 - $190.
It takes approximately 16h 25m 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.
Plovdiv is 1h behind Sochi. It is currently 7:59 PM in Sochi and 6:59 PM in Plovdiv.
There are 845+ 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 9h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
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
- $6–27
- 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
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $13–18
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $25–35
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- $12–17
- Commuter Electric Train
- $10–14
- Phone
- 8-800-775-00-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- kuban-express-prigorod.ru
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- Russian Railways
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–39
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–130
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
Bus from Sochi Bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Book at
- Regionbilet
- Website
- Stavropol Bus Terminal
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $99
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $99
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Samsun bus station to Edirne bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Edrine to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $14–20
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Bursa Intercity Bus Terminal to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $83
- Website
- Arda Tur
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