There are 8 ways to get from Greece to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 40m$76–199Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain
15h 7m$53–84Bus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
- Take the bus from Bansko to Plovdiv Southbus
16h 28mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
- Take the bus from Bansko to Plovdiv Southbus
35h 19m$186–429Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane ATH - AXD
- Take the train from Alexandroupoli Port to Ormeniotrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Plovdivtrain
9h 30m$79–208Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus
16h 50mTrain, bus via Blagoevgrad
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain
17h 49m$53–79Drive 792.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Plovdivcar 792.1 km
10h 48m$167–240
Greece to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Plovdiv is to train and bus which costs $50 - $85 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs $75 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Αφετηρια and arriving at Plovdiv South via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Drama and Bansko. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
The distance between Greece and Plovdiv is 713 km. The road distance is 792.1 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 7m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Greece to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Greece to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Plovdiv is 792 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Greece to Plovdiv.
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What companies run services between Greece and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Αφετηρια to Plovdiv South via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Drama, and Bansko in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Svilengrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Alexandroupoli Port to Ormenio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Drama to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Plovdiv South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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