There are 9 ways to get from Colmar to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Colmar to St Louis
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BSL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 11m$76–258Train, bus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel SbbTer
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
30h 18m$100–148Train, night train
- Take the train from Colmar to StrasbourgTer
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivRe / ...
36h 38m$372–767Drive, car train
- Drive from Colmar to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdiv
17h 34m$397–546Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ZRH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
9h 31m$146–309Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)FKB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
9h 52m$115–368Bus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Karlsruhe central train station108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopCitylines 64 / ...
32h 30m$137–191Train, bus via Basel
- Take the train from Colmar to St LouisTer
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
36h 20m$156–202Drive 1,843.8 km
- Drive from Colmar to Plovdiv1,843.8 km
17h 52m$331–477
Colmar to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colmar to Plovdiv is to train and bus which costs $100 - $150 and takes 30h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Colmar to Plovdiv is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 11m and costs $75 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Colmar to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Colmar to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Plovdiv via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 38m.
The distance between Colmar and Plovdiv is 1574 km. The road distance is 1843.8 km.
The best way to get from Colmar to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 18m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Colmar to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Colmar to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Colmar station.
Colmar to Plovdiv train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Colmar station.
Colmar to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
What companies run services between Colmar, France and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Colmar to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station in around 32h 30m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Colmar to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Colmar. It is currently 5:16 AM in Colmar and 6:16 AM in Plovdiv.
Colmar to Plovdiv train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colmar to Plovdiv is 1844 km. It takes approximately 17h 52m to drive from Colmar to Plovdiv.
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