There are 12 ways to get from Spain to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BCN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h$48–184Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain
35h 43m$316–495Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus
38h 45mDrive 2,446.1 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Plovdivcar 2,446.1 km
24h 36m$447–646Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMI - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 37m$66–214Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 35m$62–212Fly Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VLC - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 12m$69–214Fly Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AGP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 27m$61–190Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BCN - PDV
8h 59m$84–322Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BCN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 34m$328–636Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Bucureştibus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
2d$348–566Drive, car train
- Drive from Barcelona to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
26h 9m$572–800
Spain to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $45 - $190 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 8h 37m and costs $65 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Plovdiv via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 45m.
The distance between Spain and Plovdiv is 1932 km. The road distance is 2446.1 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 43m and costs $310 - $500.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Spain to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Spain to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Barcelona station.
The best way to get from Spain to Plovdiv is to bus which takes 38h 45m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $330 and takes 8h 59m.
Spain to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Plovdiv is 2446 km. It takes approximately 24h 36m to drive from Spain to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Spain and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Barcelona to Plovdiv via Sofia in around 38h 45m. Alternatively, Wizz Air flies from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–95
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
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
- $7–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.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
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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