There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, car, 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 to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 47m$74–212Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus
29h 24m$171–250Drive 1,838.8 km
- Drive from Nice to Plovdivcar 1,838.8 km
17h 16m$330–476Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NCE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
10h 53m$346–643Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
30h 37m$204–349Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Genoabus 482 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
31h 37m$137–197Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Zagrebbus N482
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
32h 55m$157–272
Nice to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $70 - $220 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 7h 47m and costs $70 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Marittima/Principe Fs, Genoa and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 37m.
The distance between Nice and Plovdiv is 1470 km. The road distance is 1838.8 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 24m and costs $170 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Nice to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Nice to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 10:30 PM in Nice and 11:30 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Plovdiv is 1839 km. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Nice to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Nice to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Cadorna/Piazza Della Vittoria, Genoa, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 31h 37m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $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
- 6 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 Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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
- 4 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
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