There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Košice by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or shuttle
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane SOF - KSC
10h 1m€73–235Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
9h 41m€62–230Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Košicebus FlixBus N191
18h 10m€78–119Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Videlenighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Videle to Oradeanighttrain
- Take the train from Oradea to Puespoekladanytrain 360 / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain Ic
28h 19m€70–83Drive 1,089.6 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Košicecar 1,089.6 km
11h 9m€169–244Fly Plovdiv Airport to Košice International Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane PDV - KSC
17h€145–605Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain Ic
18h 52m€72–103Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Košicebus
20h 18m€108–121
Plovdiv to Košice by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Košice is to train and night train which costs €65 - €85 and takes 28h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Košice is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 9h 41m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv to Košice. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Košice via Budapest Népliget bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Košice. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Kosice via Stara Zagora, Videle, Oradea, Puespoekladany and Miskolc Tiszai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 19m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Košice is 836 km. The road distance is 1089.6 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Košice without a car is to bus which takes 18h 10m and costs €75 - €120.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Plovdiv to Košice, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Košice bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Košice train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Košice is to bus which takes 18h 10m and costs €75 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €650 and takes 17h.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv to Košice via Budapest Népliget bus station in around 18h 10m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Wizz Air UK, and Austrian Airlines fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Košice International Airport (KSC) once daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Košice International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Košice International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Night train from Stara Zagora to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–7
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Videle to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49–54
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Oradea to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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Plovdiv to Košice bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Košice is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 09:46 in Plovdiv and 08:46 in Košice.
Plovdiv to Košice train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Stara Zagora station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Košice is 1090 km. It takes approximately 11h 9m to drive from Plovdiv to Košice.
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