There are 11 ways to get from Switzerland to Plovdiv by plane, train, 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.
Fly Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 12m$98–253Fly Basel to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 14m$42–261Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
29h 10m$181–291Train, night train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
34h 19m$338–581Drive 1,692.7 km
- Drive from Zurich to Plovdivcar 1,692.7 km
17h 36m$397–573Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane MXP - PDV
7h 20m$83–314Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 59m$62–245Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMM - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 23m$57–313Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
29h 54m$112–266Bus via Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
31h 8m$275–279Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
33h 15m$125–168
Switzerland to Plovdiv by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $40 - $270 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Plovdiv is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $80 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Plovdiv Train station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Plovdiv via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 19m.
The distance between Switzerland and Plovdiv is 1438 km. The road distance is 1692.7 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 10m and costs $180 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Switzerland to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Switzerland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Switzerland to Plovdiv train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
Switzerland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Plovdiv Train station via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Munich central bus station in around 29h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–270
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $25–270
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–160
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $19–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- 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
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
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
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
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–170
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–170
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Wien Hbf to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Wien Hbf to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Citylines
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–26
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $228
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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Booking & Getting There
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 9:00 AM in Switzerland and 10:00 AM in Plovdiv.
Switzerland to Plovdiv train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Plovdiv is 1693 km. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Switzerland to Plovdiv.
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