There are 7 ways to get from Zagreb to Pleven by shuttle, bus, train, car, plane, 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, train
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 train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain Ic / ...
15h 35m$73–100Fly 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
11h 6m$70–318Drive 878.1 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Plevencar 878.1 km
10h 22m$159–229Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni
15h 45m$87–128Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain Ic / ...
17h 22m$131–162Fly 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 nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain
9h 47m$71–237Bus, 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 51m$149–518
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Pleven is to shuttle and bus and train which costs $70 - $100 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Pleven is to fly and night train and train which takes 9h 47m and costs $70 - $240.
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 984 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 and train which takes 15h 35m and costs $70 - $100.
It takes approximately 15h 35m 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 10:14 PM in Zagreb and 11:14 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45
- 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
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pleven Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $146
- Shared
- $50–75
- 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
- $46
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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