There are 7 ways to get from Venice to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VCE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 15m$75–188Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
20h 32m$124–154Drive 1,286.8 km
- Drive from Venice to Plovdivcar 1,286.8 km
12h 10m$233–337Fly from Treviso Airport, train
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TSF - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 47m$105–305Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Padova to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 35m$303–902Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Ljubljana bus stationbus N907 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
22h 39m$124–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
23h 48m$119–141
Venice to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $110 - $150 and takes 23h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 7h 47m and costs $100 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Tronchetto and arriving at Plovdiv Train station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 39m.
The distance between Venice and Plovdiv is 1099 km. The road distance is 1286.8 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 32m and costs $120 - $160.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Venice to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Venice to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Venice to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 6:30 AM in Venice and 7:30 AM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Plovdiv is 1287 km. It takes approximately 12h 10m to drive from Venice to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Plovdiv Train station via Ljubljana bus station in around 22h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Treviso Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $18–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
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 Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- 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
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 Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $14–22
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Padova to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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