There are 15 ways to get from England to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane MAN - PDV
7h 14m$98–344Train to Luton Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane LTN - PDV
7h 54m$52–295Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain 492
31h 31m$66–194Train, night train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain 492
44h 20m$438–1,009Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
23h 43mFly London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane STN - PDV
8h 12m$93–360Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
8h 40m$125–273Fly Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
8h 30m$98–283Fly Liverpool to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
8h 42m$106–311Train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
9h 8m$59–208Fly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
9h 36m$70–253Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus RegioJet 10
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
42h 40m$180–278Train, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain
42h 52m$192–537Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus N280
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
2d$137–282Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
24h 56m$486–742
England to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Plovdiv is to train and fly which costs $50 - $300 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from England to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $95 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via London Victoria, Prague and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from England station to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Leicester Square station and arriving at Plovdiv via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 20m.
The distance between England and Plovdiv is 2394 km.
The best way to get from England to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 31h 31m and costs $65 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from England to Plovdiv, including transfers.
England to Plovdiv bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria station.
England to Plovdiv train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from England to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $95 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs $180 - $280 and takes 42h 40m.
What companies run services between England and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Victoria Coach Station, London Victoria, Prague, Central Train Station, Prague, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 42h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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More Questions & Answers
England to Plovdiv bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of England. It is currently 3:13 PM in England and 5:13 PM in Plovdiv.
England to Plovdiv train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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