There are 8 ways to get from Zagreb to Pleven by shuttle, bus, car, 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.
Shuttle, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stopbus
15h 33m$80–153Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
10h 57m$55–188Drive 878.1 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Plevencar 878.1 km
10h 22m$143–207Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni
15h 45m$85–138Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain Ic / ...
17h 22m$135–167Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZAG - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain
12h 19m$76–216Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZAG - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pleven Bus Stationbus
13h 23m$68–245Bus, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
12h 42m$149–675
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Pleven is to fly and train which costs $50 - $190 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Pleven is to drive which takes 10h 22m and costs $140 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Pleven. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Pleven Bus Stop via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Zagreb and Pleven is 960 km. The road distance is 878.1 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Pleven without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 15h 33m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Zagreb to Pleven, including transfers.
Zagreb to Pleven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Pleven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Pleven is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 12:21 PM in Zagreb and 1:21 PM in Pleven.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Pleven is 878 km. It takes approximately 10h 22m to drive from Zagreb to Pleven.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Pleven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Pleven Bus Stop via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- $151
- Shared
- $55–80
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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