There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Plovdiv by subway, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IAD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
17h 27m$605–4,309Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Istanbul (IST)plane IAD - IST
- Take the bus from İstanbul Beşyüzevler to Harmanlibus
- Take the train from Harmanli to Plovdivtrain
21h 8m$449–1,032Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DCA - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
16h 30m$554–1,503
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Plovdiv is to subway and fly and bus and train which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 16h 30m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Washington and Plovdiv is 8131 km.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from Washington to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 4:28 AM in Washington and 11:28 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 847+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Plovdiv. However, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sofia Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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 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 Harmanli to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Beşyüzevler to Harmanli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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