There are 9 ways to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or shuttle
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
9h 28mFt 18,395–63,723Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus stationbus
21h 26mFt 29,209–52,329Train, night train via Braşov
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brasov to Debrecentrain Ir
21h 42mFt 24,191–36,498Drive 868.3 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Debrecencar 868.3 km
10h 58mFt 51,021–73,697Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane SOF - DEB
11h 12mFt 76,095–298,023Shuttle 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)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecentrain
11h 16mFt 114,555–185,254Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Oradea International Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane SOF - OMR
- Take the train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecentrain
15h 34mFt 30,145–84,523Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
22h 4mFt 34,037–50,169Train, bus
- Take the train from Filipovo to Rusetrain
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Debrecen bus stationbus
24h 29mFt 20,264–32,374
Plovdiv to Debrecen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen is to train and bus which costs 20 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen is to train and fly which takes 9h 28m and costs 18 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Sofia and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 26m.
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 21h 42m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Debrecen is 980 km. The road distance is 868.3 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen without a car is to bus which takes 21h 26m and costs 29 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Plovdiv to Debrecen, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Debrecen bus station via Sofia and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 21h 26m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–40,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–300,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–290,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–140,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–31,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–110,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–44,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–60,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–40,000
- 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 14,000–33,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–90,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–80,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–90,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,530
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,700–2,400
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,500–2,530
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 3,500–7,958
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,900–6,000
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 3,500–8,076
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–5,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,900–6,000
Train from Filipovo to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–5,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,900–6,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- 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 Szolnok to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–7,500
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,600–4,300
- 1st Class
- Ft 5,000–7,500
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,800–6,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brasov to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–3,000
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- 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 37m
- 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 3,400–6,000
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Ft 3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oradea to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–14,000
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +40744619453
- 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 4:49 AM in Plovdiv and 3:49 AM in Debrecen.
Plovdiv to Debrecen train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Stara Zagora station.
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