There are 7 ways to get from Plovdiv to Ksamil by bus, car, train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ksamilbus
15h 38mTrain, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioanninabus
- Drive from Ioannina to Ksamilcar
16h 12m$76–116Drive 675.5 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Ksamilcar 675.5 km
10h 31m$123–177Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Ioannina National Airport, drive
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Ksamilcar
13h 12m$117–312Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ksamilbus
20h 41m$99–105Train, train to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Ioannina National Airport, drive
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Ormenio to Alexandroupoli Porttrain
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane AXD - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Ksamilcar
12h 13m$142–232Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane SOF - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
9h 36m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Ksamil is to train and bus and drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Ksamil is to drive which takes 10h 31m and costs $120 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Ksamil. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Ksamil via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 38m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Ksamil is 819 km. The road distance is 675.5 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Ksamil without a car is to bus which takes 15h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from Plovdiv to Ksamil, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Ksamil bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Ksamil bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Ksamil is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 6:31 PM in Plovdiv and 5:31 PM in Ksamil.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Ksamil is 676 km. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Plovdiv to Ksamil.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Ksamil, Albania?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Ksamil via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 15h 38m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–7
Train from Plovdiv to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Ormenio to Alexandroupoli Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ksamil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Plovdiv to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- 001 267-805-2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ksamil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
- Phone
- +355 69 377 7474
- info@erdanotours.com
- Website
- sarandaport.al
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sarandaport.al
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