There are 8 ways to get from Germany to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 53m$106–261Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BER - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 26m$62–210Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
27h 40m$151–242Drive 1,708.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Plovdivcar 1,708.2 km
17h 26m$282–407Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 2m$88–253Fly from Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
7h 58m$112–249Fly from Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 17m$81–272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
28h 32m$80–128
Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $80 - $130 and takes 28h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 7h 53m and costs $100 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via Berlin Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
The distance between Germany and Plovdiv is 1560 km. The road distance is 1708.2 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 27h 40m and costs $150 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Germany to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Germany to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Berlin Central Bus Station.
Germany to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Plovdiv is 1708 km. It takes approximately 17h 26m to drive from Germany to Plovdiv.
There are 847+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Arda Tur operates a bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South once daily. Tickets cost $150–240 and the journey takes 26h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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