There are 9 ways to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus, train, night train
best- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
11h 59mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ungheni to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Rusebus
- Take the train from Ruse to Filipovotrain Ic
17h 23m$61–86Drive 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
11h 11mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Târgu Mureş to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
15h 54m$63–106Bus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureş to Varnabus N963
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
19h 8m$143–233Bus 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 night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
10h 44mFly 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
10h 37m$75–237Bus, 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 52m
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $60 - $90 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 10h 37m and costs $70 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Transylvania to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Târgu Mureş and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Varna Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 8m.
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 54m.
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 11h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Transylvania to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Transylvania to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Târgu Mureş station.
Transylvania to Plovdiv train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Târgu Mureş station.
Transylvania to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Varna 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 Mureş and Varna Central Bus Station in around 19h 8m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $7–13
- 1st Class
- $14–22
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $7–13
- 1st Class
- $14–22
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $7–13
- 1st Class
- $14–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Târgu Mureş to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- 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
- $10–15
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Ruse to Filipovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
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
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Ungheni to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sibiu to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Târgu Mureş to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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