There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Smolyan by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PDX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus
23h 58mFly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane PDX - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Xanthibus
- Drive from Xanthi to Smolyancar
23h 12m$537–1,654Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane PDX - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
25h 59mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PDX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
26h 25m$753–2,323Fly to Kavala International Airport, drive
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane PDX - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
18h 28m$629–1,843Fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane PDX - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
35h 55m$569–2,519
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Smolyan is to fly and shuttle and bus which costs $750 - $2,400 and takes 26h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Smolyan is to fly and drive which takes 18h 28m and costs $600 - $1,900.
The distance between Portland and Smolyan is 9915 km.
It takes approximately 23h 58m to get from Portland to Smolyan, including transfers.
Smolyan is 10h ahead of Portland. It is currently 7:07 AM in Portland and 5:07 PM in Smolyan.
There are 57+ hotels available in Smolyan.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Portland to Smolyan. However, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, take the line 84 bus to Умбал Св. Анна, take the line 305 bus to Централна Гара, walk to Sofia, then take the bus to Smolyan. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Portland Int'l Airport station, walk to Portland International Airport (PDX) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki KTEL, walk to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, take the bus to Xánthi, then drive to Smolyan.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Newark, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via London Heathrow, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Heathrow, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Portland International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Newark, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 25410 27200
- info@ktelxanthis.gr
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/xan/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
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