There are 12 ways to get from Germany to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Frankfurt to Sofia Airport, 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$116–294Fly Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- 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$58–331Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 12 / ...
27h 16m$86–174Drive 1,708.1 km
- Drive from Berlin to Plovdivcar 1,708.1 km
17h 27m$282–407Fly Munich International Airport to Sofia 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$132–281Fly Stuttgart Airport to Sofia 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$73–275Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- 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$77–229Bus to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from München to Memmingen Airportbus
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMM - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
9h 3m$83–264Fly Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STR - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
13h 40m$128–309Fly Munich International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MUC - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
13h 41m$167–375Train, 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 27m$131–219Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
27h 40m$101–231
Germany to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Plovdiv is to bus via Sofia which costs $85 - $180 and takes 27h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs $110 - $300.
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 bus via Sofia which takes 27h 16m and costs $85 - $180.
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 789+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via Berlin Hbf, Berlin Hauptbahnhof, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 27h 16m.
- 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
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Munich International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 8331 9842 00 509
- info@aaexpress.de
- Website
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
Bus from München to Memmingen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
- On Board Fare
- $26
- Internet fare
- $11
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- $95–130
- 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/
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