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How to get fromBern to Plovdivby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ZRH - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    8h 46m
    $142–334

  2. Train to Basel, fly, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BSL - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    9h 3m
    $77–292

  3. Train, bus via Verona

    1. Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain train Ic8 / ...
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    29h
    $216–293

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train Re / ...
    35h 51m
    $431–733

  5. Drive  1,821.2 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Plovdivcar car 1,821.2 km
    18h 16m
    $368–531

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Munich central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N106 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus bus N981
    32h 20m
    $124–269

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    33h 17m
    $276–312

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    33h 44m
    $166–228

Bern to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration29hAverage Duration
Ticket$216Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,552.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 46m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bern to Plovdiv Train station via Munich central bus station in around 32h 20m.

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