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

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  1. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLGW - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 41m
    $109–188

  2. Train to Luton Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeLTN - PDV
    8h 55m
    $66–335

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    2. Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    30h 45m
    $76–152

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    6. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    46h 10m
    $468–1,118

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
    24h 5m

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeSTN - PDV
    9h 6m
    $100–467

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLHR - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 14m
    $152–343

  8. Train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLTN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 9m
    $75–248

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeSTN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 30m
    $87–310

  10. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeLHR - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 20m
    $409–834

  11. Fly London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeLGW - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    14h 55m
    $120–277

  12. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Stationbus29 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharestbus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdivshuttle
    39h 50m
    $447–570

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe
    43h 53m
    $208–513

  14. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus
    44h 45m

  15. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
    25h 14m
    $496–737

Brighton to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration43h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$208Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Brighton, England and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Brighton to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Tirana and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 44h 45m.

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