There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Geneva by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
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Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SOF - GVA
8h 15mCHF 71–178Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain Ec
27h 39mCHF 201–367Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
36h 57mCHF 235–374Drive 1,848.9 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Genevacar 1,848.9 km
17h 48mCHF 287–415Bus, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SOF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
10h 23mCHF 93–257Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Chambery Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
32h 36mCHF 79–120Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Genevabus
35h 57mCHF 248–256Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Genevacar
18h 47mCHF 339–484
Plovdiv to Geneva by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 120 and takes 32h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Geneva is to bus and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Chambéry - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Genève via Dimitrovgrad, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 57m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Geneva is 1563 km. The road distance is 1848.9 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Geneva without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 39m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Plovdiv to Geneva, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Geneva train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Geneva - Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Chambéry - Bus Station in around 32h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
- 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 11–14
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 55–60
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
- 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
- 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 Chambery Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- CHF 100–130
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–23
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–20
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 227
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 6:23 PM in Plovdiv and 5:23 PM in Geneva.
Plovdiv to Geneva train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Geneva is 1849 km. It takes approximately 17h 48m to drive from Plovdiv to Geneva.
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