There are 9 ways to get from Stara Zagora to Split by bus, plane, ferry, car, night train, train, or shuttle
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Split Airport
best- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Split Airport (SPU)SOF - SPU
9h 53m€87–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station924 / ...
23h 8m€37–88Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Split
21h 32m€107–146Drive 1,016 km
- Drive from Stara Zagora to Split1,016 km
13h 45m€142–205Night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Split Airport
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Split Airport (SPU)OTP - SPU
11h 1m€101–325Train to Varna Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Split Airport (SPU)VAR - SPU
17h 31m€221–411Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)SOF - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Split Bus Station
12h 36m€156–280Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Beograd Centar
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Split Bus Station
23h 50mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Split Bus Station
29h 3m€68–116
Stara Zagora to Split by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stara Zagora to Split is to bus which costs €35 - €90 and takes 23h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Stara Zagora to Split is to bus and fly which takes 9h 53m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Stara Zagora to Split station. However, there are services departing from Stara Zagora and arriving at Split Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 8m.
The distance between Stara Zagora and Split is 829 km. The road distance is 1016 km.
The best way to get from Stara Zagora to Split without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 21h 32m and costs €100 - €150.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Stara Zagora to Split, including transfers.
Stara Zagora to Split bus services, operated by Municipality of Stara Zagora, depart from Stara Zagora station.
Stara Zagora to Split bus services, operated by Municipality of Stara Zagora, arrive at Sofia station.
Split is 1h behind Stara Zagora. It is currently 6:08 AM in Stara Zagora and 5:08 AM in Split.
Yes, the driving distance between Stara Zagora to Split is 1016 km. It takes approximately 13h 45m to drive from Stara Zagora to Split.
What companies run services between Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and Split, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Stara Zagora to Split Bus Station via Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, Zagreb Central Bus Station, and Zagreb in around 23h 8m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Split Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Varna Airport to Split Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €12–16
Train from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
Train from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +387 36 651-393
- globtour@globtour.com
- Website
- globtour.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- globtour.com
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- globuses@abv.bg
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- info@vitosprint.com
- Website
- vitosprint.com
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- vitosprint.com
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €30–50
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
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