There are 7 ways to get from Lecce to Plovdiv by plane, bus, ferry, car, 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.
Fly Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BDS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
11h 47m$145–310Train, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BRI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
13h 20m$70–243Leonetti Bus, Bus
- Take the bus from Lecce - Autostazione to Bari
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
21h 40m$168–176Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Plovdiv
17h 14m$187–280Train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)SUF - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
11h 23m$104–448Fly Brindisi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BDS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 33m$362–671Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
25h 25m
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Plovdiv is to train and bus and fly which costs $70 - $250 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 23m and costs $100 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Lecce - Autostazione and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Bari Porto, Tirana and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 40m.
The distance between Lecce and Plovdiv is 697 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Plovdiv without a car is to Leonetti Bus and Bus which takes 21h 40m and costs $165 - $180.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Lecce to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Lecce to Plovdiv bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, depart from Lecce - Autostazione station.
Lecce to Plovdiv bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, arrive at Bari station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Lecce. It is currently 5:35 PM in Lecce and 6:35 PM in Plovdiv.
There are 722+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lecce - Autostazione to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Bari Porto, Tirana, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 21h 40m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–230
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–230
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–230
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- 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
- +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 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Lecce - Autostazione to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $280–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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