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

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There are 11 ways to get from Plovdiv to Heidelberg by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Frankfurt

    best
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SOF - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 41m
    €103–286

  2. Train, fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane plane SOF - FKB
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 21m
    €71–268

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to München Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 42 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    28h 14m
    €125–265

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    4. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train train Rjx
    5. Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 42 / ...
    6. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    33h 59m
    €134–266

  5. Drive  1,810.4 km

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Heidelbergcar car 1,810.4 km
    16h 22m
    €262–379

  6. Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane SOF - STR
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 4m
    €84–281

  7. Train, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane SOF - MUC
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 24m
    €143–417

  8. Train, fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane plane SOF - FMM
    3. Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 21m
    €71–362

  9. Train, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane SOF - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 45m
    €169–440

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Nuremberg Central Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus bus 109 / ...
    30h 49m
    €242–253

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Salzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Heidelbergcar car
    20h 25m
    €343–481

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

Calendar61Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,636.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 41m

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

You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Nuremberg central bus station in around 30h 49m.

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