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There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    2. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    8h 3m
    $71–313

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    11h 23m
    $68–402

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    29h 35m
    $167–418

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train 967 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train Re / ...
    35h 7m
    $389–728

  5. Drive  2,008.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Plovdivcar car 2,008.3 km
    17h 50m
    $404–583

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    8h 33m
    $134–351

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    9h 33m

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    35h 59m
    $147–209

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar car
    22h 9m
    $348–490

Cologne to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration29h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$167Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,696.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 3m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Köln to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Frankfurt Central Train Station in around 35h 59m.

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