There are 6 ways to get from Plovdiv to Ohrid by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
11h 16m$40–65Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
12h 16m$28–71Drive 510 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Ohridcar 510 km
7h 10m$81–116Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane SOF - OHD
8h 26m$113–455Bus via Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Ohridbus
13h 3mTrain, bus via Kičevo
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevotrain
- Take the bus from Kichevo to Ohridbus
14h 9m$34–73
Plovdiv to Ohrid by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Ohrid is to bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Ohrid is to drive which takes 7h 10m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Ohrid via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 16m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Ohrid is 536 km. The road distance is 510 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Ohrid without a car is to bus which takes 11h 16m and costs $40 - $70.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Plovdiv to Ohrid, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Ohrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Ohrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 7:41 PM in Plovdiv and 6:41 PM in Ohrid.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Ohrid is 510 km. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Plovdiv to Ohrid.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Ohrid via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $27–40
- 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
- $30–40
- 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
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Plovdiv to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
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