There are 9 ways to get from Germany to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Frankfurt, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 27m$116–269Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BER - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 59m$72–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Racic Eurobus
27h 25m$133–263Drive 1,708.1 km
- Drive from Berlin to Plovdivcar 1,708.1 km
17h 27m$282–407Fly from Stuttgart Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 36m$87–231Fly from Munich International Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 32m$121–257Fly from Dortmund Airport, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DTM - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 51m$91–245Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
27h 40m$101–241Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
28h 35m$75–128
Germany to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $75 - $130 and takes 28h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs $110 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
The distance between Germany and Plovdiv is 1556 km. The road distance is 1708.1 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 25m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Germany to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Germany to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Germany to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Plovdiv is 1708 km. It takes approximately 17h 27m to drive from Germany to Plovdiv.
There are 852+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Arda Tur operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Plovdiv Bus Station South twice daily. Tickets cost $150–240 and the journey takes 26h 25m. Racic Eurobus also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- 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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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