There are 10 ways to get from Málaga to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly to Plovdiv Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)AGP - PDV
12h 31m$128–378Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)AGP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 41m$90–321Train, bus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
46h 21m$198–524Train, bus via Mannheim
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim HbfTgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Linz HbfNj
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
47h 27m$375–696Drive 3,359.4 km
- Drive from Málaga to Plovdiv3,359.4 km
33h 59m$614–887Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)AGP - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
12h 6m$352–712Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Istanbul (IST)AGP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
13h 11m$150–442Bus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach StationUnion Ivkoni
2d 6h$145–181Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
2d 20h$355–571Drive, car train
- Drive from Málaga to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdiv
35h 44m$738–1,040
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $90 - $330 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs $90 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Málaga and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Málaga and Plovdiv is 2601 km. The road distance is 3359.4 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 21m and costs $190 - $550.
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from Málaga to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Málaga to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Málaga station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 12h 31m and costs $120 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $190 and takes 2 days 6h.
Málaga to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Málaga. It is currently 2:09 AM in Málaga and 3:09 AM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Málaga to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–400
Flights from Málaga Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $55–80
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $125
- Website
- Air Kona
- 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 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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- 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
- 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
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Malaga to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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