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Istanbul ▸ Plovdiv

Plovdiv ▸ Istanbul ⇄
2 a dayfastest 6h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇹🇷 Türkiye → 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

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IstanbulPlovdiv· 372 km as the crow flies
  • 11:00 → 16:45
    FlixBus N1999
    İstanbul Esenler bus station → Plovdiv Bus Station South
    6h45nonstop
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 18 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45; Mon 19 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45; Tue 20 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45; Wed 21 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45; Thu 22 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45; Fri 23 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45; Sat 24 Oct: 11:00 → 17:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:00 → 04:45+1
    FlixBus N1999 ☾ Overnight
    İstanbul Esenler bus station → Plovdiv Bus Station South
    6h45nonstop
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 18 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+1; Mon 19 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+1; Tue 20 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+1; Wed 21 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+1; Thu 22 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+1; Fri 23 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and FlixBus Türkiye (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Istanbul to Plovdiv?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Istanbul to Plovdiv?

The fastest takes 6h45; the slowest 6h45, for 372 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 11:00 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Istanbul. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Istanbul to Plovdiv?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:00 arriving 04:45 the next morning.

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