There are 9 ways to get from Plovdiv to Ancona by train, plane, bus, night train, 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.
Train, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)SOF - AOI
13h 28m€71–262Train, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)SOF - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Ancona
12h 8m€67–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to AnconaFr
24h 19m€142–247Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia MestreRj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to AnconaFr
37h 33m€205–333Drive 1,570 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Ancona1,570 km
15h 49m€246–355Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
9h 2m€90–277Train, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)SOF - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Ancona
12h 24m€67–378Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Ancona
25h 56m€134–156Train, bus via Tirana
- Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ancona
29h 5m€135–137
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Ancona is to train and fly which costs €70 - €270 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Ancona is to train and fly which takes 9h 2m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Ancona via Sofia and Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Ancona via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 33m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Ancona is 985 km. The road distance is 1570 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Ancona without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 19m and costs €140 - €250.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Plovdiv to Ancona, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Ancona train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Ancona, Italy?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Ancona via Sofia and Kumanovo in around 25h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–7
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–7
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–18
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €20–28
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Kumanovo to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 9:12 PM in Plovdiv and 8:12 PM in Ancona.
Plovdiv to Ancona train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Ancona is 1570 km. It takes approximately 15h 49m to drive from Plovdiv to Ancona.
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