There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Plovdiv by plane, shuttle, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly Florence to Sofia, shuttle • 10h 22m
$237 - $353
Cheapest option
Bus via Skopje • 36h 31m
$96 - $135
8 alternative options
Train to Bologna, fly to Sofia, shuttle • 8h 3m
$182 - $324
Fly Florence to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle • 10h 17m
$297 - $2,158
Train to Rome, fly to Sofia, shuttle • 8h 46m
$168 - $676
Train to Bologna, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle • 11h 8m
$322 - $749
Train, bus • 24h 57m
$167 - $271
Bus • 25h 33m
$102 - $149
Train, bus via Trieste • 25h 52m
$169 - $326
Drive • 14h 31m
$230 - $340
Florence to Plovdiv by bus
The bus journey time between Florence and Plovdiv is around 26h 15m and covers a distance of around 1577 km. The fastest bus normally takes 26h 15m. Services are operated by Florentia Bus, Hebros Bus Ltd., BG Razpisanie and others. Typically seven buses run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
Florence to Plovdiv bus schedules
Buses departing Saturday, May 15, 2021
Buses departing Sunday, May 16, 2021
Buses departing Monday, May 17, 2021
Buses departing Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Buses departing Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Buses departing Thursday, May 20, 2021
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Plovdiv is 02 807 87 57.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Plovdiv is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Plovdiv is 1.5 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 02 807 87 57.
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Last updated: 9 May 2021
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Plovdiv is to bus via Skopje which costs 75€ - 120€ and takes 36h 31m.
The quickest way to get from Florence to Plovdiv is to train and fly and shuttle which costs 150€ - 270€ and takes 8h 3m.
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 25h 33m.
The distance between Florence and Plovdiv is 1112 km. The road distance is 1546.1 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 57m and costs 130€ - 230€.
It takes approximately 10h 22m 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 5h 15m and has one stopover.
Florence to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Hebros Bus Ltd., arrive at Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 3:42 AM in Florence and 4:42 AM in Plovdiv.
- Distance: 1112.3 km
- Duration: 10h 22m
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Florence to Plovdiv via Sofia in around 25h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $650
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $750
Flights from Florence to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $470
Flights from Bologna to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Florence to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $430
Flights from Rome to Sofia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $470
Flights from Bologna to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $350
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $360
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $300
Flights from Bologna to Sofia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $230
Flights from Rome to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $420
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $390
Flights from Bologna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $20 - $160
Flights from Bologna to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $17 - $120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $220
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $200
Flights from Bologna to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $15 - $110
- Website
- flyblueair.com
Flights from Florence to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27 - $120
Flights from Bologna to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $22 - $95
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Bologna to Sofia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $230
Flights from Rome to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence to Sofia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $420
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14 - $45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- $17 - $25
- Smart Low Cost
- $14 - $21
- Smart Flex
- $30 - $45
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $65
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- $25 - $35
- Smart Low Cost
- $22 - $35
- Smart Flex
- $45 - $65
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Fiumicino Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28 - $95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- $28 - $40
- Base Standard
- $50 - $75
- Base Premium
- $65 - $95
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25 - $85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- $25 - $35
- Base Standard
- $45 - $65
- Base Premium
- $60 - $85
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- $17 - $24
- Base Standard
- $35 - $50
- Base Premium
- $45 - $65
- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5 - $6
- 1st Class
- $6 - $8
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 Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12 - $25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- $22 - $25
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- $12 - $18
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75 - $95
- Book at
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200 - $250
- Book at
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus from Florence to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $140
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
- Phone
- 032 65 78 11
- office@hebrosbus.com
- Website
- hebrosbus.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- Hebros Bus Ltd.
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7 - $13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- starazagora.bg
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
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- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- 0700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $18
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 046/ 66 13 21
- valeross_holiday@abv.bg
- Website
- valeross.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $9
- Schedules at
- valeross.com
- office@avtogari.info
- Website
- avtogari.info
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- avtogari.info
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130 - $170
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Florence to Skopje bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75 - $95
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- ms.mk
Bus from Skopje to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14 - $20
- Schedules at
- ms.mk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- kaleia@mail.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Plovdiv is 1546 km. It takes approximately 14h 31m to drive from Florence to Plovdiv.
KLM, Ryanair, Wizz Air and five other airlines offer flights from Florence Airport to Sofia Airport.
There are 62+ hotels available in Plovdiv. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Florence to Florence Airport is to bus which takes 12 min and costs 1€ - 7€.