There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Russia by bus, plane, shuttle, train, or night train
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Pulkovo Airport
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane SOF - LED
11h 23m₽8,681–26,968Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
41h 43m₽30,899–49,264Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane SOF - SVO
12h 5m₽10,691–34,958Bus to Istanbul, fly to Krasnodar
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane IST - KRR
10h 41m₽33,191–78,213Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Krasnodar
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane SOF - KRR
15h 31m₽11,011–56,348Bus to Istanbul, fly to Pulkovo Airport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane IST - LED
13h 18m₽22,861–46,833Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus Chișinău/Moscow
45h 24mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
45h 54m₽9,358–19,271
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Russia is to bus and fly which costs RUB 8500 - RUB 27000 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Russia is to bus and fly which takes 10h 41m and costs RUB 33000 - RUB 80000.
The distance between Plovdiv and Russia is 2119 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Russia without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 41h 43m and costs RUB 30000 - RUB 50000.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Plovdiv to Russia, including transfers.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Russia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Chişinău Southern Bus, șos. Hâncești, Gara Auto Sud-Vest, Gara Auto Nord, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Moscow International Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 45h 24m.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Istanbul to Krasnodar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–45,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–55,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–39,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–46,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–44,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–26,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–34,000
Flights from Istanbul to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–37,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽240–400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽240–340
- 1st Class
- ₽300–400
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽950–2,171
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₽1,300–1,600
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,600
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- 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
- ₽550–800
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- ₽21,000–32,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,824–13,647
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,647
- Children
- ₽6,824
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,700
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Plovdiv to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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