There are 8 ways to get from Pula to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or 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 from Pula Airport, bus
best- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PUY - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
10h 28m$85–236Bus via Vodnjan
cheapest- Take the bus from Vodnjan to Zagrebbus 971B
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
20h 34m$63–131Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
19h 30m$70–144Drive 1,190.8 km
- Drive from Pula to Plovdivcar 1,190.8 km
11h 20m$194–281Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VCE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
12h 36m$120–677Bus to Rijeka Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RJK - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
13h 14m$126–473Shuttle, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Stazione Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
13h 5m$142–803Bus #2
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Plovdivbus
21h 50m
Pula to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to bus via Vodnjan which costs $60 - $140 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 10h 28m and costs $80 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Pula to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Plovdiv Train station via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
The distance between Pula and Plovdiv is 950 km. The road distance is 1190.8 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Pula to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Pula to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Brioni Pula d.o.o., depart from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Pula to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Brioni Pula d.o.o., arrive at Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Pula. It is currently 11:43 AM in Pula and 12:43 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Pula to Plovdiv is 1191 km. It takes approximately 11h 20m to drive from Pula to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Pula, Croatia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Plovdiv Train station via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Zagreb in around 19h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Sofia Airport via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $28–180
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vodnjan to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $47–460
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $47–52
- Private
- $250–460
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $48–480
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $48–52
- Private
- $260–480
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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