Plovdiv to Zagreb

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Plovdiv to Zagreb. From €43.08, fastest 12h 50m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Plovdiv to Zagreb costs €43.08 at the cheapest and takes 12h 50m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 932 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.

Checked 11 September 2026Priced for 28 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
932 km
Fastest
12h 50m
Average
13h 47m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€43.08
CO2 per passenger
25.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Coach13h 31m12h 47m44m€53.5325.2 kg5
  • 13h 31mFastest, by Coach
  • €53.53Cheapest, by Coach
  • 25.2 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 932 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€43.08
  1. FlixBus FB624507:302h 19m09:49Plovdiv YugSofia Central Bus Station
  2. FlixBus FB994511:0610h 56m22:02Sofia Central Bus StationZagreb Autobusni kolodvor

Changes at Sofia, with 77 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 15h 16mCO2 25.2 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€44.18
  1. FlixBus FB943106:5012h 47m19:37Plovdiv YugZagreb Autobusni kolodvor

Door to door 13h 31mCO2 25.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Plovdiv to Zagreb
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Plovdiv to ZagrebSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 SeptFri25 Sept
Coach€109.08€101.93€88.73€63.98€65.08€84.33€82.68€61.23€63.43€53.53€54.63€59.03€62.33€61.78

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €43.08

The coach gets you into Zagreb. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to sleep in Zagreb

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Booking window

When to book Plovdiv to Zagreb

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €50.7890 days
  2. €35.3860 days
  3. €33.1845 days
  4. €46.9330 days
  5. €54.0821 days
  6. €61.7814 days
  7. €82.687 days
  8. €88.733 days
  9. €109.081 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €33.18.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 229 percent. The dearest point is €109.08, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€109.08€33.181371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €63.43Sun
  2. €53.53Mon
  3. €54.63Tue
  4. €59.03Wed
  5. €62.33Thu
  6. €61.78Fri
  7. €61.23Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €63.98Sept
  2. €55.18Oct
  3. €42.53Nov
  4. €45.83Dec
  5. €45.83Jan
  6. €32.63Feb

The route

PlovdivPlovdivZagrebZagreb
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 932 km against 811 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Novi Beograd, Kragujevac, Niš, Sofia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Plovdiv at 06:50 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Plovdiv

Rail
  • Plovdiv
  • Plovdiv Central railway station
  • Filipovo railway station
Coach
  • Plovdiv Yug
  • Автогара Юг
Air
  • PDV

Zagreb

Rail
  • Zagreb Glavni kolodvor
  • Zagreb Klara
  • Zagreb Borongaj
Coach
  • Zagreb Autobusni kolodvor
  • Zagreb bus station
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
FlixBus€43.0812h 50m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
  • FlixBus
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€36.0084%
Taxes€3.608%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€43.08100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Zagreb well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Zagreb?

Most of the points near Zagreb Glavni kolodvor open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Plovdiv to Zagreb

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Plovdiv to Zagreb?

The fastest journey from Plovdiv to Zagreb takes 12h 50m door to door, of which 12h 47m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 13h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Plovdiv to Zagreb?

The cheapest fare from Plovdiv to Zagreb is €43.08, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €63.98. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Zagreb?

The cheapest way from Plovdiv to Zagreb is by Coach, at €53.53 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 13h 31m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Plovdiv to Zagreb?

Fares from Plovdiv to Zagreb bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €33.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 229 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Plovdiv to Zagreb?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Plovdiv to Zagreb, at €53.53. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Plovdiv to Zagreb?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Plovdiv to Zagreb, at €32.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Plovdiv to Zagreb?

1 operators sell services from Plovdiv to Zagreb across 1 modes: FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Plovdiv to Zagreb?

20 percent of the services we sell from Plovdiv to Zagreb are direct. The rest connect at Novi Beograd, Kragujevac, Niš, Sofia, with about 64 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Plovdiv to Zagreb use?

Services from Plovdiv to Zagreb by Coach leave from Plovdiv Yug and arrive at Zagreb Autobusni kolodvor. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Plovdiv to Zagreb?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Plovdiv to Zagreb allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Plovdiv to Zagreb on 11 September 2026: 932 km of route against 811 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €43.08, and 12h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Zagreb is somebody else's catalogue.

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