There are 6 ways to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv by bus, plane, car, train, or shuttle
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Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)PRG - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
7h 59m$92–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praha, ÚAN FlorencN1308 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthRacic Eurobus
23h 35m$90–123Drive 1,416.7 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Plovdiv1,416.7 km
15h 55m$252–363Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)MUC - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
10h 47m$168–404Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)PRG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 4m$334–642Train, bus
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Ceske BudejoviceRe / ...
- Take the train from Ceske Budejovice to Linz HbfEc
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
28h 53m$104–159
Pilsen to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $90 - $130 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv is to bus and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs $90 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Pilsen to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Plzeň and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 35m.
The distance between Pilsen and Plovdiv is 1313 km. The road distance is 1416.7 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 23h 35m and costs $90 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Pilsen to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Pilsen to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plzeň station.
Pilsen to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Pilsen. It is currently 6:51 PM in Pilsen and 7:51 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Plovdiv is 1417 km. It takes approximately 15h 55m to drive from Pilsen to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Plzeň to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 23h 35m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Ceske Budejovice to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $15–20
- Business
- $17–18
Train from Ceske Budejovice to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $14–19
- Business
- $15–16
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Plzeň to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Plzeň to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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