There are 7 ways to get from Pula to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or ferry
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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 54m$141–308Bus via Vodnjan
cheapest- Take the bus from Vodnjan to Zagrebbus 971B
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
20h 6m$97–168Bus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagrebbus 971 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
20h$128–183Drive 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$123–1,101Ferry 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$100–325Bus #2
- 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 bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdivbus
21h 45m$147–590
Pula to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to bus via Vodnjan which costs $95 - $170 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs $140 - $310.
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 $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 9h 54m 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 6:08 PM in Pula and 7:08 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 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
- $85–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
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
- $60–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
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
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- 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
- $90–220
- 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
- $13–16
- 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
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vodnjan to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- 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
- $54
- 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
- $51–950
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $51
- Private
- $284
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $118
- Private
- $148
Bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–245
- 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
- mm-travel.bg
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- 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
- $29–95
- Website
- https://krilo.hr/en
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