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There are 15 ways to get from Aachen to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 38m
    $98–384

  2. Bus, night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    3. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    23h 10m
    $43–68

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    5. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    6. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    38h 27m
    $357–849

  4. Drive 2,073.6 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Plovdivcar2,073.6 km
    18h 16m
    $342–494

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBRU - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 4m
    $149–333

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 49m
    $151–376

  7. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 54m
    $87–348

  8. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCRL - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 7m
    $103–376

  9. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 43m
    $98–421

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    11h 55m
    $408–737

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeDUS - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    16h 7m
    $123–409

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Frankfurt central train stationbus068 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    31h 55m
    $129–171

  13. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Aachen Main Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644
    2. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    32h 33m
    $93–133

  14. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64 / ...
    34h 10m
    $173–299

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    17h 21m
    $343–1,539

Aachen to Plovdiv by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration31h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$129Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central in around 31h 55m.

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