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4.6Travel optionsfrom Plovdiv to Sofia
How to get from Plovdiv to Sofia by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Plovdiv to Sofia is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
01:30 PM5h30Plovdiv (Пловдив)7:00 PMSofia (София)€201One-way0 transfers
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- 01:30 PM5h30Plovdiv (Пловдив)7:00 PMSofia (София)€201One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 01:30 PM5h30Plovdiv (Пловдив)7:00 PMSofia (София)€201One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 01:30 PM5h55Plovdiv (Пловдив)7:25 PMSofia, Sofia International Airport (София, Летище София)€251One-way0 transfers
- 01:30 PM6h05Plovdiv (Пловдив)7:35 PMSofia, Sofia International Airport (София, Летище София)€251One-way0 transfers
- 01:30 PM5h40Plovdiv (Пловдив)7:10 PMSofia (София)€281One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Plovdiv to Sofia:
A train is €3 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Plovdiv to Sofia costing on average €9.
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 40m.
- Around 12 buses per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Plovdiv and Sofia as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Plovdiv, Tsentralna Gara (Пловдив, Централна Гара) and arrive in Sofia, Centralna Avtogara (София, Централна Автогара).
- Travel with Karat-S, Union Ivkoni International, City Lines, Infobus, FlixBus, Citylines, Union Ivkoni, BG Razpisanie to go to Sofia by bus.
- Travel with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) to go to Sofia by train.
- 12 direct buses per day with Karat-S, Union Ivkoni International, City Lines, Infobus, FlixBus, Citylines, Union Ivkoni, BG Razpisanie.
- 6 direct trains per day with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh).
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