There are 12 ways to get from Plovdiv to Europe by train, plane, bus, night train, taxi, car, or car train
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Train, fly to Frankfurt
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 46m$143–393Train, fly to Nuremberg Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SOF - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
11h 34m$93–514Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Eisenach central bus stationbus
29h 34m$97–171Train, night train, taxi
- 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 train from Wien Hbf to Decin Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Děčín hlavní nádraží to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Drf
- Take the taxi from Kalteneber, Mitte to Europetaxi
40h 30mDrive 1,766.2 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Europecar 1,766.2 km
18h 6m$291–421Train, fly to Dortmund Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
13h 18m$131–541Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbftrain
13h 6m$128–585Train, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
13h 57m$203–642Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to München Hbfbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
30h 21m$235–611Bus, train via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Nuremberg Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
31h 54m$316–479Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Göttingen Berliner Strasse Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
37h 32mDrive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Europecar
20h 57m$340–473
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Europe is to bus which costs $95 - $180 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Europe is to train and fly which takes 11h 34m and costs $90 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Europe. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Sofia Central Bus Station, Dresden central station and Herleshausen Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 34m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Europe is 1732 km. The road distance is 1766.2 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Europe without a car is to bus which takes 29h 34m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Plovdiv to Europe, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Europe is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 7:31 PM in Plovdiv and 6:31 PM in Europe.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Europe is 1766 km. It takes approximately 18h 6m to drive from Plovdiv to Europe.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Europe?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Dresden, Dresden central station, Eisenach central bus station, Eisenach Hbf, Herleshausen Bahnhof, and Herleshausen Bahnhof in around 29h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Děčín hlavní nádraží to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–105
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- $13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Eisenach central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Nuremberg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $261
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Göttingen Berliner Strasse Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Hallo Taxi
- Phone
- +49 551/69300
- Website
- taxi-goettingen.de
Rosdorfer Taxi
- Phone
- +49 551 2019155
- Website
- rosdorf-taxi.de
Schweizer Personenbeförderungs GmbH
- Phone
- +49 551 61006
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