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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    7h 36m
    $93–310

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    28h 48m
    $144–265

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain969 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    35h 20m
    $343–870

  4. Drive 2,005.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Plovdivcar2,005.3 km
    17h 51m
    $331–478

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 2m
    $134–350

  6. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 5m
    $93–317

  7. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 49m
    $94–356

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeCGN - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    14h 25m
    $137–354

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    11h 8m
    $391–721

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbusN280 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64 / ...
    35h 36m
    $157–219

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    17h 2m
    $337–1,530

Cologne to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration28h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket$144Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a train from Köln Hansaring to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central in around 35h 36m.

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