There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, or shuttle
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Fly Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ZRH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
7h 27m$106–239Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BSL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 30m$72–282Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach StationUnion Ivkoni
26h 15m$81–116Train, night train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivRe / ...
33h 18m$376–550Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdiv
16h 7m$392–539Fly Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
10h 38m$378–660Fly Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)ZRH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
14h 21m$135–293Bus via Neu-Ulm
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Ulm283 / ...
- Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopCitylines 64 / ...
31h 30m$137–195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
32h 3m$135–173Drive 1,692.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Plovdiv1,692.8 km
17h 29m$342–493
Zurich to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $80 - $120 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs $100 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Limmatstrasse and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Plovdiv via Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 18m.
The distance between Zurich and Plovdiv is 1434 km. The road distance is 1692.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Zurich to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Zurich to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Plovdiv train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
Zurich to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ulm station.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 26h 15m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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 Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- 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 Zurich Bus Station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:04 PM in Zurich and 11:04 PM in Plovdiv.
Zurich to Plovdiv train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Plovdiv is 1693 km. It takes approximately 17h 29m to drive from Zurich to Plovdiv.
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