There are 9 ways to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train, night train
best- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
12h 3mTrain, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
15h 55m$59–101Bus via Ploieşti
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș Balint Trans to Ploieştibus
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Târgoviştebus
- Take the bus from Târgovişte to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Slivenbus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
15h 44mDrive 716.1 km
- Drive from Transylvania to Plovdivcar 716.1 km
11h 4m$115–165Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CLJ - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 20mBus
- Take the bus from Ungheni to Râmnicu Vâlceabus
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdivbus
19h 18m$69–115Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Take the bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airportbus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CLJ - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
10h 43mFly Tirgu Mures to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGM - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 1m$83–286Bus, train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
12h 56m
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv is to train and night train which costs $55 - $110 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs $80 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Transylvania to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Târgu Mureș Balint Trans and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Ploieşti, Târgovişte, Kotel and Sliven Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Transylvania to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Târgu Mureş and arriving at Plovdiv via Brașov, Bucharest and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between Transylvania and Plovdiv is 845 km. The road distance is 716.1 km.
The best way to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 12h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Transylvania to Plovdiv bus services, operated by CDI Transport, depart from Târgu Mureș Balint Trans station.
Transylvania to Plovdiv train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Târgu Mureş station.
Transylvania to Plovdiv bus services, operated by CDI Transport, arrive at Ploieşti station.
What companies run services between Transylvania, Romania and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Transylvania to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Târgu Mureș Balint Trans, Ploieşti, Târgovişte, Târgovişte, Kotel, and Sliven Central Bus Station in around 15h 44m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Târgu Mureş to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
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 21m
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
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 21m
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +40751335335
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- 021 9456
- [email protected]
- Website
- cditransport.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș Balint Trans to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- cditransport.ro
- Phone
- 0040771359565
- Website
- metturistik.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Târgovişte
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- metturistik.ro
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Kotel to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Iernut to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Ungheni to Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–22
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0889 910 189
- [email protected]
- Website
- pprevozi.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- [email protected]
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
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