There are 8 ways to get from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Montecatini Terme to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)FLR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
9h 57m$96–293Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Montecatini Centro to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to PadovaFr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
23h 56m$145–188Drive 1,546.9 km
- Drive from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv1,546.9 km
14h 18m$280–405Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Montecatini Centro to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BLQ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 45m$98–331Fly Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)PSA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 52m$347–679Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Montecatini Centro to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BLQ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
12h 1m$320–752Train, bus
- Take the train from Montecatini Centro to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
27h 11m$150–181Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Montecatini Centro to Firenze S.M.N.Re
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
28h 13m$121–129
Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv is to train and bus which costs $120 - $130 and takes 28h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 45m and costs $95 - $340.
The distance between Montecatini Terme and Plovdiv is 1183 km. The road distance is 1546.9 km.
The best way to get from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 23h 56m and costs $140 - $190.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Montecatini Terme. It is currently 5:54 PM in Montecatini Terme and 6:54 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv is 1547 km. It takes approximately 14h 18m to drive from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv.
There are 721+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Montecatini Terme, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Montecatini Terme to Plovdiv. However, you can take the bus to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2, walk to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montecatini Centro to Plovdiv via Firenze S.M.N., Padova, Padova, Sofia, and Sofia in around 23h 56m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Montecatini Centro to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $14–20
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $55–80
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Montecatini Terme to Firenze T2 Guidoni P2
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $111
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $128
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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