There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Basel by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)SOF - BSL
6h 45mCHF 43–182Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to SofiaN1999
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-StrasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
28h 25mCHF 73–107Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBIce / ...
35hCHF 194–524Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
17h 8mCHF 313–445Bus, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SOF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 54mCHF 93–216Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus StationCitylines 57 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
32h 24mCHF 123–222Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofia8612 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Basel
34h 10mCHF 104–146Drive 1,776.1 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Basel1,776.1 km
18h 40mCHF 283–408
Plovdiv to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 110 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Basel. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Basel SBB via Dimitrovgrad, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h.
The distance between Plovdiv and Basel is 1500 km. The road distance is 1776.1 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 28h 25m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Plovdiv to Basel, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Basel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop in around 28h 25m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 3–4
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–20
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–15
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 4–6
- 1st Class
- CHF 6–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–60
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–245
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 235–245
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 110–130
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 23–29
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Basel is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 6:31 AM in Plovdiv and 5:31 AM in Basel.
Plovdiv to Basel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Basel is 1776 km. It takes approximately 18h 40m to drive from Plovdiv to Basel.
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