There are 8 ways to get from Jelgava to Plovdiv by bus, plane, train, shuttle, or night train
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Bus, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Riga, International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)RIX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 25m$105–329Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
37h 7m$149–210Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Riga, International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)RIX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 20m$352–690Bus, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Riga, International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)RIX - PDV
13h$173–436Bus, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Riga, International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Istanbul (IST)RIX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
12h 50m$165–470Bus
- Take the bus from Jelgavas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Plovdiv Bus Station South
42h 41m$146–243Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Jelgavas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
43h 20m$427–589Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Jelgavas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord401
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to PlovdivRe
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Jelgava to Plovdiv by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jelgava to Plovdiv is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $330 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Jelgava to Plovdiv is to bus and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $100 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Jelgava to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Jelgavas AO and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via Riga, Bus Station and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 41m.
The distance between Jelgava and Plovdiv is 1772 km.
The best way to get from Jelgava to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 7m and costs $140 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Jelgava to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Jelgava to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Hansa Lines, depart from Jelgavas AO station.
Jelgava to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Hansa Lines, arrive at Rīgas SAO station.
There are 742+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Jelgava, Latvia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Jelgavas AO to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Riga, Bus Station and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 42h 41m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Riga International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from Riga International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- 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 Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Jelgava, station to Riga, International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Jelgava, station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.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
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +371 80700002
- info@hansalines.lv
- Website
- hansalines.lv
Bus from Jelgavas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- hansalines.lv
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +371 672 100 66
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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