There are 8 ways to get from Pula to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, shuttle, ferry, 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
9h 57m$110–241Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TSF - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
10h 29m$98–1,139Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagrebbus 971 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
20h$133–193Drive 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
11h 56m$123–1,150Ferry to Zadar Airport, fly, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
14h 29m$105–298Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
20h 53m$143–593Bus, train via Skopje
- Take the bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
25h 33m$101–121
Pula to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to bus and train via Skopje which costs $100 - $130 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs $110 - $250.
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 20h.
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 20h and costs $130 - $200.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Pula to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Pula to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Pula to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Pula. It is currently 2:27 AM in Pula and 3:27 AM 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 in around 20h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Treviso Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- 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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- 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 Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- 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
- $51–1,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $51
- Private
- $283
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $51–1,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $51
- Private
- $283
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $118
- Private
- $147
Bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $40–130
- Private
- $230–245
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +389 22400033
- info@dominoline.com.mk
- Website
- dominoline.com.mk
Bus from Pula to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $81
- Schedules at
- dominoline.com.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–90
- Website
- https://krilo.hr/en
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