There are 9 ways to get from Plovdiv to Pula by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
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Bus via Rijeka
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus 971 / ...
20h 10m€51–151Drive 1,192 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Pulacar 1,192 km
11h 25m€167–240Bus, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane SOF - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
12h 28m€101–569Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
21h 40m€60–107Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
21h 50m€105–117Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Pulatrain 1472
23h 52m€64–108Bus, fly to Rijeka Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane SOF - RJK
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka Airport to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
13h 45mBus, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
11h 53m€109–688Bus, fly to Vienna International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Wien Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
12h 42m€120–1,081
Plovdiv to Pula by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Pula is to bus via Rijeka which costs €50 - €160 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Pula is to drive which takes 11h 25m and costs €160 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Pula. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Train station and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Rijeka bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 10m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Pula is 1203 km. The road distance is 1192 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Pula without a car is to bus via Rijeka which takes 20h 10m and costs €50 - €160.
It takes approximately 20h 10m to get from Plovdiv to Pula, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Pula bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Train station.
Plovdiv to Pula bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Pula is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 8:49 PM in Plovdiv and 7:49 PM in Pula.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Pula is 1192 km. It takes approximately 11h 25m to drive from Plovdiv to Pula.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Pula, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Train station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Zagreb, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Rijeka bus station in around 20h 10m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–7
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41–410
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €41–44
- Private
- €220–410
Shuttle from Wien Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–50
- Private
- €270–550
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €38–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €38–42
- Private
- €190–350
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +385 99 525 8911
- information@rijeka-airport.hr
- Website
- rijeka-airport.hr
Shuttle from Rijeka Airport to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- rijeka-airport.hr
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