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There are 11 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 Karlovotrain train
    12h 2m
    $143–347

  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 Karlovotrain train
    13h 45m
    $97–531

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus Arda-Tur
    30h 10m
    $288–344

  4. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Usti nad Labem hl.n.train train Drf
    2. Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rj
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    32h 16m

  5. Drive  1,770.7 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Plovdivcar car 1,770.7 km
    17h 51m
    $372–537

  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 Karlovotrain train
    13h 25m
    $117–412

  7. 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 Karlovotrain train
    13h 41m
    $159–473

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night 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
    14h 48m
    $138–377

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus
    32h 13m
    $298–352

  10. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 50
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    37h 2m
    $141–238

  11. 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
    $324–450

Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar71Weekly Planes
Duration3h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,724.5 km
  • Duration: 12h 2m

What companies run services between Europe and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Plovdiv. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 Karlovo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Тунела – север-изток via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Dresden Bayrische Strasse, Plovdiv Bus Station South, and Срещу автогара Юг in around 30h 10m.

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