There are 10 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 Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor971 / ...
20h 10m€43–83Drive 1,191.9 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Pula1,191.9 km
11h 21m€169–244Bus, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)SOF - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
12h 28m€111–649Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to ZagrebN981
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
21h 40m€51–82Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
21h 41m€115–120Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to ZagrebN981
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Pula1472
23h 41m€55–81Bus, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)SOF - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
11h 34m€121–469Bus, fly to Pula Airport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pula Airport (PUY)SOF - PUY
9h 16m€116–319Bus, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)SOF - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
12h 33m€128–678Bus, fly to Vienna International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)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 39m€119–1,130
Plovdiv to Pula by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Pula is to bus via Rijeka which costs €40 - €85 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Pula is to bus and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs €110 - €320.
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 1191.9 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Pula without a car is to bus via Rijeka which takes 20h 10m and costs €40 - €85.
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 1:55 AM in Plovdiv and 12:55 AM in Pula.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Pula is 1192 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m 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.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- 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
- €70–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pula Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- 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
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- 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
- €8–11
- 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
- €11–18
- 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
- €24–30
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- 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
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–200
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €100–200
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41–410
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- 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
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