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How to get fromCalais to Plovdivby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Calais to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    11h 8m
    $140–373

  2. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BVA - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    12h 40m
    $70–388

  3. Bus, night train, train via Dimitrovgrad

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train Re / ...
    34h 56m
    $168–192

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Anvers-Centraltrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    4. Take the train from Praha hl.n. to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    6. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    40h 16m
    $238–488

  5. Drive  2,408.3 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar car 2,408.3 km
    21h 32m
    $432–623

  6. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    12h 17m
    $89–393

  7. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CDG - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    11h 30m
    $155–777

  8. Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    3. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane STN - PDV
    11h 27m
    $317–739

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    4. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    5. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    6. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    14h 57m
    $117–519

  10. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BRU - OTP
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train
    15h 9m
    $150–463

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus bus
    38h 58m
    $283–503

  12. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain train Re / ...
    47h 51m

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar car
    27h 46m
    $442–622

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration4h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$82Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 2,070.1 km
  • Duration: 11h 8m

What companies run services between Calais, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Calais to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, walk to Gare Lille Flandres, take the vehicle to Gare Lille Europe, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, then take the train to Plovdiv. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Calais to Plovdiv via Bucharest, Bucharest, Dimitrovgrad, and Dimitrovgrad in around 34h 56m.

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