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There are 12 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

    best
    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 34m
    $98–390

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    25h 2m
    $47–141

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien HbftrainIc
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    37h 54m
    $325–801

  4. Drive 2,005.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Plovdivcar2,005.3 km
    17h 45m
    $331–478

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDUS - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 30m
    $118–398

  6. 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 9m
    $144–380

  7. 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 4m
    $98–427

  8. 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 54m
    $99–526

  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 19m
    $396–741

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain41
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    30h 43m
    $147–236

  11. 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 35m
    $157–219

  12. 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 1m
    $337–1,530

Cologne to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration30h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket$147Cheapest 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 35m.

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