There are 14 ways to get from Aachen to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CGN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 36m$104–464Bus, night train, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivRe / ...
23h 11m$43–68Train, night train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivRe / ...
38h 16m$349–847Drive 2,073.6 km
- Drive from Aachen to Plovdiv2,073.6 km
18h 16m$342–494Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BRU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 50m$153–401Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 45m$156–407Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)EIN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
9h 50m$107–502Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CRL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
10h 12m$103–840Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)DTM - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
10h 39m$99–531Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)FRA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 55m$408–758Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen Central Station to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
25h 45mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopCitylines 64
34h 10m$174–302Train, bus via Hanover
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the bus from Hannover Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
36h 48m$128–342Drive, car train
- Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdiv
17h 21m$343–1,539
Aachen to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Plovdiv is to bus and night train and train which costs $40 - $70 and takes 23h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 36m and costs $100 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Aachen Central Station and arriving at Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Kumanovo and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Plovdiv via Frankfurt, Nuernberg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Videle and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 16m.
The distance between Aachen and Plovdiv is 1762 km. The road distance is 2073.6 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 23h 11m and costs $40 - $70.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Aachen to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Aachen to Plovdiv bus services, operated by LONI Tours - Travel Agency, depart from Aachen Central Station.
Aachen to Plovdiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
Aachen to Plovdiv bus services, operated by LONI Tours - Travel Agency, arrive at Kumanovo station.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Aachen Central Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Kumanovo, Sofia, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 25h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–370
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–700
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–50
- Comfort
- $35–50
- Premium
- $55–75
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $60–85
- Comfort
- $65–95
- Premium
- $95–130
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Videle to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–305
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–305
- Couchette Carriage
- $160–190
- Seating Carriage
- $55–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- $13–15
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +389 70 667 766
- loni.tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Aachen Central Station to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Hannover Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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Aachen to Plovdiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
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