There are 8 ways to get from Rimini to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Rimini 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
8h 1m$95–303Fly Federico Fellini Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Federico Fellini Airport (RMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)RMI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
6h 57m$75–302Train, bus
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
22h 49m$138–193Drive 1,465.3 km
- Drive from Rimini to Plovdiv1,465.3 km
14h 47m$266–383Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BLQ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 17m$327–644Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rimini to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdiv
24h 38m$146–172Bus
- Take the bus from Rimini to Bologna Centrale433 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
26h 10m$128–161Train, bus via Ljubljana
- Take the train from Rimini to Trieste CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station977 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
27h 48m$144–240
Rimini to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rimini to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $120 - $170 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rimini to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 6h 57m and costs $75 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Rimini to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Rimini and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Bologna Centrale and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
The distance between Rimini and Plovdiv is 1256 km. The road distance is 1465.3 km.
The best way to get from Rimini to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 49m and costs $130 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Rimini to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Rimini to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rimini station.
Rimini to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Rimini. It is currently 7:52 PM in Rimini and 8:52 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Rimini to Plovdiv is 1465 km. It takes approximately 14h 47m to drive from Rimini to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Rimini, Italy and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rimini to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Bologna Centrale and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Federico Fellini Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–41
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- +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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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
- 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
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Rimini to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
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