There are 13 ways to get from Plovdiv to Brighton by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PDV - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain
8h 14m£136–372Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brightontrain
10h 43m£74–339Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
38h 48m£382–598Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
40h 3m£286–489Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
45h 16m£262–455Fly Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane PDV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brightontrain
8h 31m£174–569Train to Sofia Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SOF - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
10h 37m£125–291Train to Sofia Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SOF - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain
10h 31m£75–402Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
11h 32m£91–379Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Peter's Churchbus 025
43h 19m£169–184Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brightonbus
2d 3hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Brightoncar
24h£457–610Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Brightoncar
25h 4m£368–571
Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Brighton is to train and fly which costs £75 - £410 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Brighton is to fly and train which takes 8h 14m and costs £130 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at St Peter's Church via Sofia Central Bus Station, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Brighton via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 16m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Brighton is 1440 miles.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Brighton without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 38h 48m and costs £380 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Plovdiv to Brighton, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Brighton train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Brighton, England?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to St Peter's Church via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 43h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–500
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–2
- 1st Class
- £1–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £4–20
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £4–7
- 1st Class
- £5–7
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–3
- 1st Class
- £2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–3
- 1st Class
- £2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–3
- 1st Class
- £2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–3
- 1st Class
- £2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £2–3
- 1st Class
- £2–4
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £67–73
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Frankfurt Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Brighton is 2h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 4:01 PM in Plovdiv and 2:01 PM in Brighton.
Plovdiv to Brighton train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
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