Car hire and driving in Stara Zagora
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 77 km (48 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Stara Zagora
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stara Zagora to Plovdiv | Bulgaria | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Stara Zagora to Edirne | Turkey | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Stara Zagora to Burgas | Bulgaria | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Stara Zagora to Ruse | Bulgaria | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Stara Zagora to Sofia | Bulgaria | 192 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 56 min |
| Stara Zagora to Varna | Bulgaria | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Stara Zagora to Tekirdağ | Turkey | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| Stara Zagora to Bucharest | Romania | 226 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Stara Zagora to Çorlu | Turkey | 228 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Stara Zagora to Craiova | Romania | 257 km (160 mi) | about 3 h 55 min |
| Stara Zagora to Çanakkale | Turkey | 261 km (162 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
| Stara Zagora to Piteşti | Romania | 276 km (172 mi) | about 4 h 13 min |
| Stara Zagora to Istanbul | Turkey | 317 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 50 min |
| Stara Zagora to Moscow | Russia | 1,713 km (1,065 mi) | about 26 h 8 min |
| Stara Zagora to Ankara | Turkey | 665 km (413 mi) | about 10 h 8 min |
| Stara Zagora to Berlin | Germany | 1,447 km (899 mi) | about 22 h 4 min |
| Stara Zagora to Bursa | Turkey | 379 km (235 mi) | about 5 h 46 min |
| Stara Zagora to Kyiv | Ukraine | 967 km (601 mi) | about 14 h 45 min |
| Stara Zagora to İzmir | Turkey | 464 km (289 mi) | about 7 h 5 min |
| Stara Zagora to Rome | Italy | 1,083 km (673 mi) | about 16 h 31 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 Stara Zagora?
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.