There are 7 ways to get from Ljubljana to Plovdiv by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
15h 14m$91–94Drive 1,068 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Plovdivcar 1,068 km
9h 45m$169–243Fly from Ljubljana, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LJU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 4m$134–375Bus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
17h 55m$100–150Bus, train via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
19h 44m$131–163Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 59m$308–678Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 44m$379–605
Ljubljana to Plovdiv by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $90 - $94 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Plovdiv is to drive which takes 9h 45m and costs $160 - $250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ljubljana bus station station and arriving at Plovdiv Train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 55m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Plovdiv is 1075 km. The road distance is 1068 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 14m and costs $90 - $94.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Ljubljana to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ljubljana bus station.
Ljubljana to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Ljubljana. It is currently 17:34 in Ljubljana and 18:34 in Plovdiv.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Plovdiv is 1068 km. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Ljubljana to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station once daily. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 17h 55m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $172
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $290–340
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $290–340
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