There are 9 ways to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
8h 31mFt 22,070–74,570Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Filipovo to RuseRe
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Oradea
- Take the bus from Oradea to Debrecen bus station
24h 30mFt 21,856–36,365Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Budapest Nepliget Bus StationCitylines 57
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to DebrecenIr / ...
17h 57mFt 23,702–30,400Train, night train via Braşov
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara ZagoraRe
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Take the train from Brasov to DebrecenIr
22h 42mFt 24,178–35,479Drive 868.2 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Debrecen868.2 km
10h 54mFt 50,135–72,418Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Oradea International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)OTP - OMR
- Take the train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladany
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
10h 14mFt 122,985–193,943Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Oradea International 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 Oradea International Airport (OMR)SOF - OMR
- Take the train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladany
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
13h 29mFt 45,120–117,470Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Budapest Nepliget Bus StationCitylines 57
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus stationN910
19hFt 26,652–36,750Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to SzolnokIr
- Take the train from Szolnok to DebrecenIr / ...
22h 53mFt 34,727–48,154
Plovdiv to Debrecen by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen is to bus and train which costs 23 000 Ft - 31 000 Ft and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 31m and costs 22 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Debrecen. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Debrecen via Stara Zagora, Bucharest and Brasov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 42m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Debrecen is 967 km. The road distance is 868.2 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 57m and costs 23 000 Ft - 31 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Debrecen bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
Plovdiv to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Debrecen bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Budapest Nepliget Bus Station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Debrecen bus station via Budapest Nepliget Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 19h.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–39,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–35,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Belgrade, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–140,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–160,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–4,200
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 950–1,100
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,200–1,800
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,700–2,000
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–7,883
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,800–6,000
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,000–1,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,300–1,700
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–8,001
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,900–6,000
Train from Filipovo to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,900–6,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,800–6,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brasov to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,600–5,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–3,000
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–5,500
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–3,300
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Ft 2,300–3,400
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–26,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–140,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oradea to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
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Debrecen is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 8:55 AM in Plovdiv and 7:55 AM in Debrecen.
Plovdiv to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Stara Zagora station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Debrecen is 868 km. It takes approximately 10h 54m to drive from Plovdiv to Debrecen.
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