There are 9 ways to get from Plovdiv to Trabzon by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane SOF - TZX
8h 35m₺2,909–14,440Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Trabzon bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
28h 27m₺1,805–4,861Bus via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Trabzonbus
20h 7m₺2,371–3,476Train, bus via Sivas
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Erzincantrain
- Take the bus from Erzincan bus station to Trabzon bus stationbus
30h 38m₺2,593–6,252Drive 1,466 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Trabzoncar 1,466 km
17h 9m₺9,993–14,434Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane SAW - TZX
9h 17m₺2,404–7,037Bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane IST - TZX
9h 4m₺11,891–12,916Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trabzonbus
24h 5m₺1,891–2,816Bus via Maltepe #2
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 40 / ...
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Trabzonbus
25h 51m₺2,913–3,491
Plovdiv to Trabzon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Trabzon is to bus which costs 1.800 ₺ - 2.900 ₺ and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Trabzon is to bus and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs 2.900 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv to Trabzon. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Trabzon via Istanbul Otogari and Istanbul Samandira Tesis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 7m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Trabzon is 1506 km. The road distance is 1466 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Trabzon without a car is to bus via Maltepe which takes 20h 7m and costs 2.300 ₺ - 3.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Plovdiv to Trabzon, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Trabzon bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Trabzon bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Istanbul station.
Trabzon is 1h ahead of Plovdiv. It is currently 8:28 AM in Plovdiv and 9:28 AM in Trabzon.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Trabzon is 1466 km. It takes approximately 17h 9m to drive from Plovdiv to Trabzon.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Trabzon, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv to Trabzon via Istanbul Otogari and Istanbul Samandira Tesis in around 20h 7m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,900–11,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–14,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–12,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,900
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–2,916
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,618
- Single Room
- ₺2,916
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,423
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Erzincan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺340–550
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/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
- ₺300–440
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺380–460
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,000–1,300
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Erzincan bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺420–600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
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