How to travel from Sofia to Plovdiv

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

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

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

A train is €2 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Sofia to Plovdiv costing on average €8.

The fastest way to travel from Sofia to Plovdiv is by bus with an average journey time of 1h 45m.

Other travel options to Plovdiv take longer:

Train takes on average 2h 40m.

The Sofia to Plovdiv distance is approximately 132 km.

The average frequency per day from Sofia to Plovdiv is:

• Around 13 buses per day.
• Around 6 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Sofia and Plovdiv 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 Sofia to Plovdiv:

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

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

• Travel with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) to go to Plovdiv by train.
• Travel with Karat-S, Ourbus, Infobus, City Lines, Group Plus, FlixBus, Group Plus, Union Ivkoni, Citylines, Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, Union Ivkoni, BG Razpisanie to go to Plovdiv by bus.

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

• 6 direct trains per day with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh).
• 13 direct buses per day with Karat-S, Ourbus, Infobus, City Lines, Group Plus, FlixBus, Citylines, Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, Union Ivkoni, BG Razpisanie.

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