There are 5 ways to get from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora by bus, car, plane, night train, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Stara Zagora Zheleznik HotelCitylines 42 / ...
15h 5m$79–113Bus via Plovdiv
cheapest- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
17h 22m$53–109Drive 746.2 km
- Drive from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora746.2 km
8h 27m$157–226Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)IOA - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
16h 29m$128–355Bus, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)IOA - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
14h 58m$107–259
Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora is to bus via Plovdiv which costs $50 - $110 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora is to drive which takes 8h 27m and costs $150 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora. However, there are services departing from Igoumenitsa and arriving at Stara Zagora Zheleznik Hotel via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 5m.
The distance between Igoumenitsa and Stara Zagora is 857 km. The road distance is 746.2 km.
The best way to get from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora without a car is to bus which takes 15h 5m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora, including transfers.
Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, depart from Igoumenitsa station.
Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora is 746 km. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora.
There are 136+ hotels available in Stara Zagora.
What companies run services between Igoumenitsa, Greece and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Igoumenitsa to Stara Zagora Zheleznik Hotel via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 15h 5m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Stara Zagora Zheleznik Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
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- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 032 65 78 11
- office@hebrosbus.com
- Website
- hebrosbus.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- http://hebrosbus.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- plovdiv_ekspres_2000@abv.bg
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
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