There are 6 ways to get from Vienna to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
6h 45m$57–228Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BTS - PDV
6h 35m$43–405Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 28 / ...
18h 15m$70–100Drive 1,097.2 km
- Drive from Vienna to Plovdivcar 1,097.2 km
11h 39m$207–299Fly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
9h 51m$339–649Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 901 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Racic Eurobus
20h 17m$81–113
Vienna to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $70 - $100 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Plovdiv is to train and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs $40 - $410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz station and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Vienna and Plovdiv is 970 km. The road distance is 1097.2 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 18h 15m and costs $70 - $100.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Vienna to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Vienna to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 10:35 PM in Vienna and 11:35 PM in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Plovdiv is 1097 km. It takes approximately 11h 39m to drive from Vienna to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop 3 times a week. Tickets cost $70–100 and the journey takes 18h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $22–80
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- 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
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $18–27
- 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 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- 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
- $280–410
- 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 Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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