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There are 14 ways to get from Calais to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, car ferry, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBRU - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 32m
    $159–400

  2. Car ferry, bus, night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    2. Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    29h 1m
    $84–117

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris NordtrainTgv
    3. Take the night train from Paris Est 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 / ...
    47h 25m
    $394–781

  4. Drive 2,408.3 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar2,408.3 km
    21h 36m
    $432–623

  5. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
    2. Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBVA - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 41m
    $87–309

  6. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCDG - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 44m
    $162–403

  7. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
    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
    11h 55m
    $137–540

  8. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBRU - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 32m
    $416–831

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

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Anvers-Berchemtrain
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Bredatrain
    4. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    5. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    6. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    14h 4m
    $155–592

  10. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCRL - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    15h 5m
    $354–691

  11. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeAMS - SOF
    5. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    12h 42m
    $229–518

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Antwerpbus814
    2. Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus
    38h 45m
    $123–179

  13. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Calais to Frankfurt central train stationbusN280
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    39h 50m
    $169–221

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    20h 39m
    $399–1,620

Calais to Plovdiv by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration38h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$123Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Calais, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Calais to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Antwerp, Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 38h 45m.

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