There are 12 ways to get from Granada 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 Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)GRX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
11h 40m$84–311Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
41h 52m$397–683Train, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
46h 48m$244–390Drive 3,235 km
- Drive from Granada to Plovdiv3,235 km
32h 45m$591–854Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)AGP - PDV
14h 6m$143–482Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)AGP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
10h 16m$115–435Train to Almería Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Almeria
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)LEI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
15h 24m$273–481Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)AGP - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
13h 41m$377–806Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)GRX - PDV
19h 50m$157–488Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Granada to AlmeriaAlv
- Take the bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
2d 10h$154–268Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Granada to Bucureşti
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
2d 18h$354–571Drive, car train
- Drive from Granada to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdiv
34h 30m$716–1,007
Granada to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $320 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 16m and costs $110 - $440.
The distance between Granada and Plovdiv is 2545 km. The road distance is 3235 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 41h 52m and costs $390 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Granada to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 11:42 PM in Granada and 12:42 AM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Granada to Plovdiv is 3235 km. It takes approximately 32h 45m to drive from Granada to Plovdiv.
There are 706+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and Iberia fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 5 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Barcelona, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Madrid, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Palma Mallorca, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bilbao, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.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
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Granada to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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