There are 5 ways to get from Vlorë to Plovdiv by bus, car, shuttle, ferry, plane, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 42 / ...
17h 51mShuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIA - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
13h 8m$73–262Drive 684.6 km
- Drive from Vlorë to Plovdivcar 684.6 km
10h 27m$124–179Shuttle, Flying Dolphin to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Vlore , station to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CFU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 24m$157–650Bus via Korçë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Plovdivbus
20h 48m
Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vlorë to Plovdiv is to shuttle and fly and night train and train which costs $70 - $270 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Vlorë to Plovdiv is to drive which takes 10h 27m and costs $120 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Vlorë station to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Vlore , station and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 51m.
The distance between Vlorë and Plovdiv is 998 km. The road distance is 684.6 km.
The best way to get from Vlorë to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 17h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Vlorë to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Vlorë to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Liko & Kosta Tours, depart from Vlore , station.
Vlorë to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Liko & Kosta Tours, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Vlorë. It is currently 12:55 PM in Vlorë and 1:55 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Vlorë to Plovdiv is 685 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Vlorë to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Vlorë, Albania and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Vlore , station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station in around 17h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
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 Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Vlore , station to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Korçë to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $67
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finikas Lines
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–36
- Website
- Finikas Lines
- Ferry - Low Season
- $24
- Ferry - High Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $36
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $31–41
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
- High Season
- $31
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- [email protected]
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- Albania Luxury Ferries
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