There are 8 ways to get from Trabzon to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)TZX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 19m$80–294Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Plovdiv
21h 41m$40–75Bus via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
21h 22m$59–71Bus, train via Sivas
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Erzincan
- Take the train from Erzincan to Sivas
- Take the train from Sivas to Istanbul SöğütlüçeşmeYht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
31h 43mDrive 1,465.1 km
- Drive from Trabzon to Plovdiv1,465.1 km
17h 4m$231–334Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul (IST)TZX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
8h 40m$279–302Bus #2
- Take the bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Dudullu
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthArda - Tur
24h 11m$54–75Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trabzon bus station to İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station
- Take the bus from Eminönü Mısır Çarşısı to Halkalı MarmarayBn1
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
32h 19m$44–114
Trabzon to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trabzon to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $50 - $80 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Trabzon to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 8h 19m and costs $80 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Trabzon to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Trabzon and arriving at Plovdiv via Istanbul Samandira Tesis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 41m.
The distance between Trabzon and Plovdiv is 1512 km. The road distance is 1465.1 km.
The best way to get from Trabzon to Plovdiv without a car is to bus via Istanbul which takes 21h 22m and costs $55 - $75.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Trabzon to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Trabzon to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Trabzon station.
Trabzon to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Samandira Tesis station.
Plovdiv is 1h behind Trabzon. It is currently 8:36 PM in Trabzon and 7:36 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Trabzon to Plovdiv is 1465 km. It takes approximately 17h 4m to drive from Trabzon to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Trabzon, Turkey and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Trabzon to Plovdiv via Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Istanbul Alibeyköy, Alibeyköy Cep Otogari, Eminönü, Eminönü Mısır Çarşısı, Çatladıkapı, and Istanbul Esenler in around 21h 22m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–270
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- yolcudairesi@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Erzincan to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–36
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $24–30
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–39
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $15–19
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon to Erzincan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–33
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon bus station to İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- iett@iett.gov.tr
- Website
- iett.istanbul
Bus from Eminönü Mısır Çarşısı to Halkalı Marmaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://iett.istanbul/en
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