There are 4 ways to get from Doha to Plovdiv by plane, train, night train, or bus
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, train
best- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DOH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
12h 38m$304–400Fly to Istanbul, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Istanbul (IST)plane DOH - IST
- Take the bus from İstanbul Beşyüzevler to Harmanlibus
- Take the train from Harmanli to Plovdivtrain
15h 5m$207–352Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DOH - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
14h 16m$379–519Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DOH - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
16h$241–367
Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Doha to Plovdiv is to fly and bus and train which costs $200 - $360 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Doha to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 12h 38m and costs $300 - $400.
The distance between Doha and Plovdiv is 3389 km.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Doha to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 1h behind Doha. It is currently 5:15 AM in Doha and 4:15 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 849+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Doha, Qatar and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Doha to Plovdiv. However, you can take the line 747 bus to Hamad International Airport, walk to Hamad International Airport (DOH) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can take the line 747 bus to Hamad International Airport, walk to Hamad International Airport (DOH) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Aeroport Henri Coandă T1 (Otopeni), take the train to Bucharest, walk to Bucharest North, take the vehicle to Dimitrovgrad, walk to Dimitrovgrad, then take the train to Plovdiv.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Istanbul via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Harmanli to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Beşyüzevler to Harmanli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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