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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof 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
    11h 41m
    $145–357

  2. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    13h 25m
    $99–565

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Eisenach central bus station to Dresden central stationbus bus 020
    2. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus Arda-Tur
    32h 10m
    $260–273

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.train train Drf
    2. Take the train from Pardubice hl.n. to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    32h 48m

  5. Drive  1,770.7 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Plovdivcar car 1,770.7 km
    17h 51m
    $292–422

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    5. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    13h 4m
    $130–503

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    13h 6m
    $121–446

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MUC - SOF
    5. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    13h 20m
    $186–709

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train
    15h 39m
    $140–396

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    33h 17m
    $122–188

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus bus
    35h 53m
    $156–318

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Europe to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar car
    20h 22m
    $341–465

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar72Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$66Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,732.6 km
  • Duration: 11h 41m

What companies run services between Europe and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach central bus station, and Dresden Bayrische Strasse in around 32h 10m.

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