There are 8 ways to get from Graz to Smolyan by bus, car, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Graz P&R Webling to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
22h$108–144Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
13h 39m$73–327Drive 1,211.4 km
- Drive from Graz to Smolyancar 1,211.4 km
11h 58m$228–330Fly Graz Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
14h 10m$195–517Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Graz to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus
22h 42mFly Graz Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane GRZ - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
13h 35mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VIE - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
13h 44mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
16h 35m$359–748
Graz to Smolyan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Graz to Smolyan is to bus which costs $100 - $150 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Graz to Smolyan is to drive which takes 11h 58m and costs $220 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Graz to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Graz P&R Webling and arriving at Smolyan via Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h.
The distance between Graz and Smolyan is 1204 km. The road distance is 1211.4 km.
The best way to get from Graz to Smolyan without a car is to bus which takes 22h and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 22h to get from Graz to Smolyan, including transfers.
Graz to Smolyan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Graz P&R Webling station.
Graz to Smolyan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
Smolyan is 1h ahead of Graz. It is currently 4:51 PM in Graz and 5:51 PM in Smolyan.
Yes, the driving distance between Graz to Smolyan is 1211 km. It takes approximately 11h 58m to drive from Graz to Smolyan.
What companies run services between Graz, Austria and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Graz P&R Webling to Smolyan via Plovdiv Train station and Plovdiv in around 22h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $40–60
- First Class
- $75–110
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–36
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–23
- Regional Train Ticket
- $21–24
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $32–36
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Graz P&R Webling to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Graz to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- 25410 27200
- info@ktelxanthis.gr
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/xan/ticketweb/
- 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
- $280–420
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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