There are 9 ways to get from Pula to Plovdiv by bus, car, shuttle, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationN981
19h 30m$65–165Drive 1,190.8 km
- Drive from Pula to Plovdiv1,190.8 km
11h 15m$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)VCE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
12h 11m$135–715Bus via Vodnjan
- Take the bus from Vodnjan to Zagreb971B
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationN981
20h 34m$70–164Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
21h 13m$128–135Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)TRS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
12h 37m$149–547Fly from Pula Airport, bus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)PUY - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
10h 3m$146–190Shuttle, 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 Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BLQ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
13h 5m$152–770Shuttle, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VIE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
13h 9m$154–1,232
Pula to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to bus via Vodnjan which costs $65 - $170 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 10h 3m and costs $140 - $190.
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 1203 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 $60 - $170.
It takes approximately 19h 30m 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 5:12 PM in Pula and 6:12 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Pula to Plovdiv is 1191 km. It takes approximately 11h 15m 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.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Sofia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Pula Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- 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
- +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
- $29–35
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- 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
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vodnjan to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $47–51
- Private
- $250–460
Shuttle from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $37–230
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $37–42
- Private
- $120–230
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $47–480
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $47–52
- Private
- $260–480
Shuttle from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $44–400
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $44–48
- Private
- $220–400
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–600
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $45–60
- Private
- $310–600
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- 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
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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