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There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDUS - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 18m
    $115–313

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 52m
    $72–338

  3. Train, bus via Würzburg

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    29h 39m
    $177–278

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    36h 36m
    $384–810

  5. Drive 2,065 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Plovdivcar2,065 km
    18h 19m
    $341–492

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 26m
    $110–307

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf 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 59m
    $138–355

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 23m
    $115–325

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeDUS - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    14h 8m
    $92–392

  10. Fly Dortmund Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDTM - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    11h 58m
    $339–739

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64 / ...
    34h 12m
    $168–297

  12. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    16h 59m
    $345–1,528

Essen to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration29h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket$177Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Essen to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Würzburg Hbf and Wurzburg Bismarckstrasse Bus Stop in around 29h 39m.

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