There are 10 ways to get from Belfast to Plovdiv by bus, plane, car ferry, night train, train, shuttle, or busferry
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
best- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane DUB - PDV
14h 10m$151–451Fly Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BFS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
11h 59m$81–246Car ferry, bus, night train, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain
41h 31m$99–161Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
10h 29m$93–223Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BHD - PDV
18h 55m$110–390Fly Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BFS - PDV
14h 25m$94–314Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUB - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
13h 20m$354–664Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUB - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain
13h 9m$119–373Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d 10hCar ferry, bus and ferry, shuttle
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Bucharestbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
3d 11h$444–723
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Plovdiv is to car ferry and bus and night train and train which costs $95 - $170 and takes 41h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Plovdiv is to bus and fly which takes 10h 29m and costs $90 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Belfast and Plovdiv is 2787 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Plovdiv without a car is to car ferry and bus and night train and train which takes 41h 31m and costs $95 - $170.
It takes approximately 14h 10m to get from Belfast to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Belfast to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 8:36 AM in Belfast and 10:36 AM in Plovdiv.
There are 755+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Burgas to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- 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
- $280–420
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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