There are 11 ways to get from Plovdiv to Spain by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane SOF - PMI
8h 9m€54–181Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SOF - BCN
8h 44m€36–162Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
34h 59m€274–421Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia to Barcelonabus
39h 8m€120–166Drive 2,446.3 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Barcelonacar 2,446.3 km
24h 45m€388–560Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SOF - VLC
8h 40m€57–191Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SOF - MAD
9h 16m€51–190Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane SOF - AGP
9h 4m€50–168Fly Plovdiv Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PDV - BCN
9h 1m€72–251Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Barcelonabus
2d 1h€305–492Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Barcelonacar
26h 10m€485–695
Plovdiv to Spain by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Spain is to train and fly which costs €50 - €170 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Spain is to train and fly which takes 8h 9m and costs €50 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Spain. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Barcelona via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 8m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Spain is 1923 km. The road distance is 2446.3 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Spain without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 59m and costs €270 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Plovdiv to Spain, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Spain is to bus which takes 39h 8m and costs €120 - €170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €260 and takes 9h 1m.
Plovdiv to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Spain is 2446 km. It takes approximately 24h 45m to drive from Plovdiv to Spain.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Spain?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Barcelona via Sofia in around 39h 8m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–85
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–7
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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- +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
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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