There are 8 ways to get from Florence to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from Florence, train • 9 h 38 min
$66 - $229
Cheapest option
Train to Milan Bergamo, fly, train • 10 h 23 min
$51 - $153
6 alternative options
Train to Bologna, fly, train • 8 h 37 min
$57 - $242
Train to Rome, fly, train • 9 h 46 min
$65 - $233
Train, bus • 23 h 14 min
$161 - $224
Bus ATVO S.p.A. • 25 h 5 min
$69 - $96
Bus Florentia Bus • 26 h 32 min
$96 - $133
Drive • 15 h
$230 - $340
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Plovdiv is to bus which costs 60€ - 85€ and takes 25 h 5 min.
The quickest way to get from Florence to Plovdiv is to train and fly which costs 45€ - 210€ and takes 8 h 37 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Florence and arriving at Plovdiv via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26 h 32 min.
The distance between Florence and Plovdiv is 1112 km. The road distance is 1549.8 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 23 h 14 min and costs 140€ - 200€.
It takes approximately 9 h 38 min to get from Florence to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Florence to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Florentia Bus, depart from Florence station.
There is no direct flight from Florence Airport to Sofia Airport. The quickest flight takes 3 h 55 min and has one stopover.
Florence to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Avtogari, arrive at Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv is 1 h ahead of Florence. It is currently 10:57 AM in Florence and 11:57 AM in Plovdiv.
- Distance: 695.2 miles
- Duration: 9 h 38 min
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Florence to Plovdiv via Sofia Serdika, Serdika, Central Station, and Sofia in around 25 h 5 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Bologna to Sofia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $750
Flights from Milan Bergamo to Sofia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $600
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $280
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Rome, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 50 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $300
Flights from Rome to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $310
Flights from Rome to Sofia via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $280
Flights from Rome to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bologna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $18 - $140
Flights from Rome to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26 - $260
Flights from Milan Bergamo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13 - $130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 12 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $700
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $550
Flights from Bologna to Sofia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milan Bergamo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $230
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 2 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella Station to Roma Tiburtina Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29 - $45
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26 - $40
- Website
- italotreno.it
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.Maria Novella to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19 - $40
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $30 - $40
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.Maria Novella to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- office@avtogari.info
- Website
- avtogari.info
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5 - $9
- Schedules at
- avtogari.info
- Phone
- 032 65 78 11
- office@hebrosbus.com
- Website
- hebrosbus.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $9
- Schedules at
- hebrosbus.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $9
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +39 0421 5944
- atvo@atvo.it
- Website
- atvo.it
Bus from SITA Firenze to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 22 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Schedules at
- atvo.it
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus from Florence to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 23 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $130
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
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Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Plovdiv is 1550 km. It takes approximately 15 h to drive from Florence to Plovdiv.
KLM, Austrian Airlines, Air France and four other airlines offer flights from Florence Airport to Sofia Airport.
There are 583+ hotels available in Plovdiv. Prices start at $29 USD per night.
The best way to get from Florence to Florence Airport is to bus which takes 8 min and costs 1€ - 2€.