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Compare train and bus for Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $9. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 16m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $9, and a bus costs an average of $9.
Distance: 49 miles (80 km)
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Most popular Bus | Driving |
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$10 Average price Cheapest | $26 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 46m Average total duration Fastest 1h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 13m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv:
A train is $5 (€4) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv costing on average $10 (€8).
Other travel options to Plovdiv take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 57m.
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How to get from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
3:00 AM1h30Stara Zagora, Avtogara (Стара Загора, Aвтогара)4:30 AMPlovdiv, Avtogara Yug (Пловдив, Автогара Юг)$101One-way0 transfers
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- 3:00 AM1h30Stara Zagora, Avtogara (Стара Загора, Aвтогара)4:30 AMPlovdiv, Avtogara Yug (Пловдив, Автогара Юг)$101One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 3:00 AM1h30Stara Zagora, Avtogara (Стара Загора, Aвтогара)4:30 AMPlovdiv, Avtogara Yug (Пловдив, Автогара Юг)$101One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv:
A train is $5 (€4) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv costing on average $10 (€8).
Other travel options to Plovdiv take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 57m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Stara Zagora and Plovdiv as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Stara Zagora, Avtogara (Стара Загора, Aвтогара) and arrive in Plovdiv, North Bus Station.
- Travel with Union Ivkoni International, Union Ivkoni, Infobus, Plovdiv Express - 2000, Union Ivkoni to go to Plovdiv by bus.
- Travel with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) to go to Plovdiv by train.
- 3 direct buses per day with Union Ivkoni International, Union Ivkoni, Plovdiv Express - 2000, Union Ivkoni.
- 7 direct trains per day with Bulgarian Railways (BDZh).
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