There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BOD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
11h 19m$90–231Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
36h 10m$231–608Drive 2,490.5 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Plovdiv2,490.5 km
23h 49m$447–645Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BOD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 45m$347–682Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Istanbul (IST)BOD - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
13h$150–372Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach StationUnion Ivkoni
39h 15m$116–165Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Toulouse718 / ...
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
43h 39m$143–220Drive, car train
- Drive from Bordeaux to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdiv
25h 34m$543–757
Bordeaux to Plovdiv by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $90 - $240 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 11h 19m and costs $90 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 15m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Plovdiv is 2098 km. The road distance is 2490.5 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 10m and costs $230 - $650.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Bordeaux to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde station.
Bordeaux to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 8:15 PM in Bordeaux and 9:15 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Plovdiv is 2491 km. It takes approximately 23h 49m to drive from Bordeaux to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 39h 15m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- $160–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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