There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Smolyan 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 Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
10h 59m$63–218Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BTS - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
10h 35m$62–405Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus
20h 29mDrive 1,193.8 km
- Drive from Vienna to Smolyancar 1,193.8 km
13h 28m$225–325Fly Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VIE - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
10h 59mFly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
13h 55m$335–609Fly Vienna International Airport to Kavala International Airport, drive
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane VIE - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
6h 28m$151–1,669Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
22h 15m$82–105Bus #2
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Sofiabus N982
- Take the bus from Sofia to Smolyanbus
24h 34m
Vienna to Smolyan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Smolyan is to bus which costs $80 - $110 and takes 22h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Smolyan is to fly and drive which takes 6h 28m and costs $150 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Smolyan via Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 15m.
The distance between Vienna and Smolyan is 1068 km. The road distance is 1193.8 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Smolyan without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 20h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Vienna to Smolyan, including transfers.
Vienna to Smolyan bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Smolyan bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
Smolyan is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 10:17 AM in Vienna and 11:17 AM in Smolyan.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Smolyan is 1194 km. It takes approximately 13h 28m to drive from Vienna to Smolyan.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a subway from Stephansplatz to Smolyan via Erdberg, Vienna, International Busterminal, Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station, Kniaginya Maria Luiza, Central Station, and Sofia in around 20h 29m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kavala International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $25–360
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- 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
- $16–27
- 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
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $71
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- 25410 27200
- info@ktelxanthis.gr
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/xan/ticketweb/
- 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/
- 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
- $70–95
- Website
- https://citylines.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 Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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