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

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There are 11 ways to get from Dortmund to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    9h 26m
    $78–364

  2. Fly from Dortmund Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    2. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    8h 16m
    $50–456

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus Arda-Tur
    30h 57m
    $320–455

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train Re / ...
    37h 46m
    $383–699

  5. Drive  2,034.5 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Plovdivcar car 2,034.5 km
    18h 5m
    $336–484

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    9h 52m
    $164–386

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    5. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    11h 58m
    $89–459

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus bus 023 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus bus
    32h 55m
    $133–194

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    36h 28m
    $177–304

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    40h 14m
    $165–215

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar car
    22h 1m
    $372–511

Dortmund to Plovdiv by bus and train

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration40h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$165Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,791.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 26m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Kassel Grüner Waldweg, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 32h 55m.

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