There are 9 ways to get from Plovdiv to Lecce by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)SOF - BDS
9h 59m€116–256Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)SOF - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
12h 26m€57–212Train, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to LecceFa / ...
22h 49m€150–165Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Bologna CentraleNj
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to LecceFr
43h 32m€203–523Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Plovdiv to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
15h 4m€155–247Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme 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 Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)SOF - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Lecce
11h 21m€86–382Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)OTP - BDS
11h 24m€310–573Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
25h 23mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
26h 7m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Lecce is to bus and fly and train which costs €55 - €220 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Lecce is to bus and fly which takes 9h 59m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Lecce via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 32m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Lecce is 691 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Lecce without a car is to train and bus via Bari which takes 22h 49m and costs €150 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Plovdiv to Lecce, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Lecce is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 10:43 PM in Plovdiv and 9:43 PM in Lecce.
Plovdiv to Lecce train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
There are 2818+ hotels available in Lecce.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Lecce via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloníki, Vlore , station, Vlorë, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, and Brindisi in around 25h 23m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–7
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–18
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Meidling to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/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
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- 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
- €240–350
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
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