There are 7 ways to get from Sopron to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Sopron 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
8h 5m$83–273Train, train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sopron to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)BTS - PDV
8h 18m$67–485Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Sopron to Budapest-KelenfoeldIc
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopCitylines 64 / ...
17h 40mDrive 1,068.8 km
- Drive from Sopron to Plovdiv1,068.8 km
11h 30m$187–270Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Sopron to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 16m$345–634Train, bus
- Take the train from Sopron to Wien HbfRe
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopCitylines 28 / ...
20h 29m$89–120Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Sopron to GyoerRe / ...
- Take the bus from Győr bus station to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
21h 19m
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sopron to Plovdiv is to train and bus which costs $85 - $120 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Sopron to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 5m and costs $80 - $280.
The distance between Sopron and Plovdiv is 1042 km. The road distance is 1068.8 km.
The best way to get from Sopron to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Budapest which takes 17h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Sopron to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Sopron. It is currently 6:11 PM in Sopron and 7:11 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Sopron to Plovdiv is 1069 km. It takes approximately 11h 30m to drive from Sopron to Plovdiv.
There are 720+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Sopron, Hungary and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Sopron to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Wien Hbf, take the train to Flughafen Wien, walk to Vienna International Airport (VIE) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sopron to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Kelenföld vasútállomás M, Népliget M, and Budapest Nepliget Bus Station in around 17h 40m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Phone
- +36 99/577-212
- eszrevetel@gysev.hu
- Website
- www2.gysev.hu
Train from Sopron to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://en.gysev.hu/
Train from Sopron to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://en.gysev.hu/
Train from Sopron to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://en.gysev.hu/
Train from Sopron to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $17–26
- 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
- +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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Győr bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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