Car hire and driving in Plovdiv
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Bulgaria traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PDV means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Plovdiv
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plovdiv to Stara Zagora | Bulgaria | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Plovdiv to Sofia | Bulgaria | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 1 min |
| Plovdiv to Edirne | Turkey | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Plovdiv to Ruse | Bulgaria | 212 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| Plovdiv to Thessaloníki | Greece | 226 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 27 min |
| Plovdiv to Burgas | Bulgaria | 227 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| Plovdiv to Craiova | Romania | 253 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Plovdiv to Çanakkale | Turkey | 262 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| Plovdiv to Tekirdağ | Turkey | 264 km (164 mi) | about 4 h 2 min |
| Plovdiv to Niš | Serbia | 266 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Plovdiv to Skopje | North Macedonia | 274 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Plovdiv to Bucharest | Romania | 276 km (172 mi) | about 4 h 13 min |
| Plovdiv to Istanbul | Turkey | 372 km (231 mi) | about 5 h 40 min |
| Plovdiv to Moscow | Russia | 1,774 km (1,102 mi) | about 27 h 3 min |
| Plovdiv to Ankara | Turkey | 723 km (449 mi) | about 11 h 2 min |
| Plovdiv to Berlin | Germany | 1,432 km (890 mi) | about 21 h 50 min |
| Plovdiv to Bursa | Turkey | 421 km (262 mi) | about 6 h 25 min |
| Plovdiv to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,023 km (636 mi) | about 15 h 36 min |
| Plovdiv to İzmir | Turkey | 463 km (287 mi) | about 7 h 3 min |
| Plovdiv to Rome | Italy | 1,011 km (628 mi) | about 15 h 25 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Plovdiv?
The right, as everywhere in Bulgaria.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.