There are 10 ways to get from Hamburg to Plovdiv by plane, train, car train, car, bus, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HAM - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 27m$116–330Fly Hamburg Airport to Burgas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane HAM - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain
12h 18m$99–394Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
24h 23m$338–456Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
28h 39m$332–422Drive 1,969.6 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Plovdivcar 1,969.6 km
20h 5m$325–469Fly Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane HAM - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Plovdiv
10h 38m$168–724Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BER - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 14m$124–417Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
30h 25m$302Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
34h 59m$99–142Train, night train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
36h 7m$426–741
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $95 - $150 and takes 34h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 8h 27m and costs $110 - $330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hamburg Central Bus Station station and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Plovdiv via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 7m.
The distance between Hamburg and Plovdiv is 1729 km. The road distance is 1969.6 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 39m and costs $330 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Hamburg to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Hamburg to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Hamburg Central Bus Station.
Hamburg to Plovdiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
Hamburg to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Arda Tur operates a bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South once daily. Tickets cost $302 and the journey takes 30h 25m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Burgas to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $233
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $302
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Hamburg. It is currently 10:14 AM in Hamburg and 11:14 AM in Plovdiv.
Hamburg to Plovdiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Plovdiv is 1970 km. It takes approximately 20h 5m to drive from Hamburg to Plovdiv.
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