There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Plovdiv by subway, plane, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IAD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
17h 48m$377–866Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane IAD - PDV
20h 37m$458–1,814Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Istanbul (IST)plane IAD - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
20h 32m$386–782Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
20h 21m$612–1,347
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Plovdiv is to subway and fly and train which costs $370 - $900 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Plovdiv is to subway and fly and train which takes 17h 48m and costs $370 - $900.
The distance between Washington and Plovdiv is 8133 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Washington to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Plovdiv is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 8:58 PM in Washington and 3:58 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 780+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Plovdiv. However, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, take the line 84 bus to Разклона За Летището, take the line 604 bus to Бул. Кръстьо Пастухов, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport (PDV), walk to Plovdiv International Airport, then take the bus to Plovdiv.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Munich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Brussels, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Dublin, Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- 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
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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