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How to get fromPlovdiv to Dresdenby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Dresden by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane SOF - DRS
    9h 22m
    €99–358

  2. Train, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane SOF - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus bus
    9h 46m
    €60–194

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus bus N1999
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus bus
    22h 42m
    €63–114

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    32h 57m
    €166–237

  5. Drive  1,520 km

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Dresdencar car 1,520 km
    15h 39m
    €283–408

  6. Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane SOF - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 12m
    €168–442

  7. Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane SOF - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 42m
    €70–315

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    26h 52m
    €84–118

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dresden Airport (DRS) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration5h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€96Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,352.2 km
  • Duration: 9h 22m

What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Dresden via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 22h 42m.

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