How to travel from Plovdiv to Sofia

There are 2 options to travel between Plovdiv and Sofia including taking a train and bus.

The cheapest way to travel from Plovdiv to Sofia is a train with an average price of €6.

This is compared to other travel options from Plovdiv to Sofia:

A train is €16 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Plovdiv to Sofia costing on average €22.

The fastest way to travel from Plovdiv to Sofia is by bus with an average journey time of 28m.

Other travel options to Sofia take longer:

Train takes on average 2h 31m.

The Plovdiv to Sofia distance is approximately 132 km.

The average frequency per day from Plovdiv to Sofia is:

• Around 13 buses per day.
• Around 10 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Plovdiv and Sofia as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Plovdiv to Sofia:

• Buses mostly depart from Plovdiv, Tsentralna Gara (Пловдив, Централна Гара) and arrive in Sofia, Centralna Avtogara (София, Централна Автогара).

If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Plovdiv to Sofia, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:

• Travel with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) to go to Sofia by train.
• Travel with Karat-S, Ourbus, City Lines, Infobus, FlixBus, Citylines, Traventuria, Union Ivkoni, BG Razpisanie to go to Sofia by bus.

Yes, there are direct services available from Plovdiv to Sofia with the following travel companies:

• 9 direct trains per day with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh).
• 13 direct buses per day with Karat-S, Ourbus, City Lines, Infobus, FlixBus, Citylines, Traventuria, Union Ivkoni, BG Razpisanie.

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