There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, 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 Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PHL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
16h 20m$516–872Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JFK - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
17h 26m$360–1,234Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EWR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
17h 9m$415–1,867Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
18h 42m$607–1,775Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane PHL - PDV
20h 56m$559–2,309
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which costs $410 - $1,900 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 16h 20m and costs $500 - $900.
The distance between Philadelphia and Plovdiv is 7890 km.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Philadelphia to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 3:13 AM in Philadelphia and 10:13 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 802+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
American Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Dublin, Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- 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 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/
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