There are 15 ways to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Newcastle to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 41m$77–150Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus
40h 3m$496–1,194Train, night train
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- 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 / ...
46h 43m$583–1,085Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
27h 51m$700–969Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 48m$144–341Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MME - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
13h 11m$157–514Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
12h 50m$188–381Fly Newcastle to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane NCL - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain
11h 21m$120–405Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane STN - PDV
11h 7m$306–596Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
12h 53m$188–556Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane EDI - PDV
16h 7m$207–751Train, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
43h 35m$461–1,064Bus
- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d$272–428Bus, bus and ferry, night train, train
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 172 / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
3d 5h$130–318Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Newcastle upon Tyne to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
28h 59m$554–874
Newcastle (NCL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $75 - $150 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv is to train and fly which takes 10h 48m and costs $140 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from John Dobson Street and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via London Victoria Green Line Station and Prague Florenc Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Newcastle and arriving at Plovdiv via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 43m.
The distance between Newcastle upon Tyne and Plovdiv is 2433 km.
The best way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 40h 3m and costs $490 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from John Dobson Street station.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Newcastle station.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from John Dobson Street to Plovdiv Bus Station South via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Prague Florenc Central Bus Station in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–140
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newcastle to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- 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
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
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 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
- $4–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–8
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
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $159
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $159
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from John Dobson Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–60
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is currently 2:46 PM in Newcastle upon Tyne and 4:46 PM in Plovdiv.
Newcastle upon Tyne to Plovdiv train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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