There are 7 ways to get from Auckland to Plovdiv by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AKL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
33h 9m$448–1,526Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AKL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
33h 25m$1,035–1,917Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane AKL - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
37h 15m$695–2,407Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul (IST)plane AKL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
33h 21m$530–1,132Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AKL - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
35h 17m$781–1,833Fly to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane AKL - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain
38h 14m$765–2,625Fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AKL - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
46h 37m$678–1,605
Auckland (AKL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 33h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 33h 9m and costs $440 - $1,600.
The distance between Auckland and Plovdiv is 17680 km.
It takes approximately 33h 9m to get from Auckland to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 11h behind Auckland. It is currently 1:11 PM in Auckland and 2:11 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 750+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Auckland to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Puhinui Train Station 2, walk to Stop A Puhinui, take the bus to Stop A International Airport, walk to Auckland (AKL) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium. Alternatively, you can take the train to Puhinui Train Station 2, walk to Stop A Puhinui, take the bus to Stop A International Airport, walk to Auckland (AKL) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Plovdiv.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,900
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Burgas Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Auckland to Burgas Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Burgas Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Doha, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Burgas to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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