There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
8h 9m$85–246Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus Union Ivkoni
31h 15m$91–131Drive 1,968.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Plovdivcar 1,968.1 km
18h 32m$353–510Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 15m$357–637Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TRN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
11h 51m$145–406Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Plovdivbus
42h 52m
Lyon to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $90 - $140 and takes 31h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 8h 9m and costs $85 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Lyon Gare Perrache and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Lyon and Plovdiv is 1661 km. The road distance is 1968.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 31h 15m and costs $90 - $140.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Lyon to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Lyon to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Lyon Gare Perrache station.
Lyon to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:39 PM in Lyon and 2:39 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Plovdiv is 1968 km. It takes approximately 18h 32m to drive from Lyon to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 31h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $294
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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