There are 8 ways to get from Pisa to Plovdiv by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pisa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)PSA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
8h 15m$321–639Fly Pisa International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)PSA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
4h 50m$76–221Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale 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 / ...
24h 23m$158–199Drive 1,591.5 km
- Drive from Pisa to Plovdiv1,591.5 km
14h 53m$288–416Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- 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
10h 45m$114–318Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale 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
9h 9m$112–348Bus
- Take the bus from Pisa Airport to Florence Train Station
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
27h 30m$134–146Train, bus
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale 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 38m$163–197
Pisa to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pisa to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $75 - $230 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Pisa to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 4h 50m and costs $75 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Pisa to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Pisa Airport and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Firenze Autostazione and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
The distance between Pisa and Plovdiv is 1631 km. The road distance is 1591.5 km.
The best way to get from Pisa to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 24h 23m and costs $150 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Pisa to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Pisa to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Flibco, depart from Pisa Airport station.
Pisa to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Flibco, arrive at Florence Train Station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Pisa. It is currently 5:11 PM in Pisa and 6:11 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Pisa to Plovdiv is 1592 km. It takes approximately 14h 53m to drive from Pisa to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Pisa, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Pisa Airport to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Florence Train Station, Firenze Autostazione, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 27h 30m.
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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 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 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 Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- 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
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- 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 Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- $30–60
- 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
- +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
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- $104
- 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
- $110
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Pisa Airport to Florence Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $127
- 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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