There are 6 ways to get from Nice to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 14m$50–250Train, 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 Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
28h 26m$201–326Drive 1,838.8 km
- Drive from Nice to Plovdivcar 1,838.8 km
17h 18m$330–476Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
29h 11m$176–299Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
32h 14m$133–169Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
45h 33m
Nice to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $50 - $250 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 8h 14m and costs $50 - $250.
The distance between Nice and Plovdiv is 1474 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 via Trieste which takes 28h 26m and costs $200 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Nice to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 6:25 AM in Nice and 7:25 AM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Plovdiv is 1839 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Nice to Plovdiv.
There are 848+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice-Ville to Plovdiv via Ventimiglia, Milano Centrale, Venezia Mestre, Trieste Centrale, Trieste, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia in around 28h 26m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- 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
- $100–260
- 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
- $45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
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