There are 9 ways to get from Porto to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OPO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
12h 41m$90–252Train, bus
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De GaliciaIc
- Take the train from Redondela De Galicia to Barcelona-SantsAlv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdiv
2d 9h$302–500Drive 3,401.3 km
- Drive from Porto to Plovdiv3,401.3 km
33h 37m$613–885Fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)OPO - PDV
11h 17m$118–359Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)OPO - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
12h 37m$357–653Bus
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Central de Camionagem de Mirandela
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Mirandela to Valladolid
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
2d 9h$170–246Bus, train
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Valladolid
- Take the bus from Valladolid Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdiv
2d 13h$178–344Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Porto to Karlsruhe central train stationFlixBus N1151
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopCitylines 64 / ...
2d 14h$300–416Drive, car train
- Drive from Porto to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdiv
34h 57m$718–1,010
Porto to Plovdiv by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $90 - $260 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs $110 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Porto to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Central de Camionagem de Mirandela, Valladolid and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Porto and Plovdiv is 2799 km. The road distance is 3401.3 km.
The best way to get from Porto to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $300 - $500.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Porto to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Porto to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Porto station.
The best way to get from Porto to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs $110 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $250 and takes 2 days 9h.
Porto to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Porto. It is currently 1:45 AM in Porto and 3:45 AM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Central de Camionagem de Mirandela, Valladolid, Valladolid, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Porto Campanha to Redondela De Galicia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Redondela De Galicia to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Montpellier to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Valladolid to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
- $280–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Central de Camionagem de Mirandela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Central de Camionagem de Mirandela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Mirandela to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Valladolid Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +376 806 555
- cooperativa@interurbana.ad
- Website
- interurbana.ad
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.interurbana.ad/idioma-en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 23 95 79
- info@rutasvigo.com
- Website
- autocareslazara.com
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Schedules at
- autocareslazara.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Porto to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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