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There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, car train, or car

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  1. Fly Hannover Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeHAJ - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 3m
    $147–302

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hammtrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 35m
    $95–479

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain25 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station Willy-Brandt-Platz to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    27h 5m
    $144–280

  4. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain1393
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    16h 38m
    $339–1,311

  5. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeHAM - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 17m
    $123–397

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

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof 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
    9h 46m
    $148–389

  7. Fly Hannover Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeHAJ - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    14h 36m
    $141–562

  8. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain
    2. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Flughafen Bertrain
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBER - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 54m
    $115–432

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hannover Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    31h 15m
    $110–150

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    33h 42m
    $155–182

  11. Drive 1,878.8 km

    1. Drive from Hanover to Plovdivcar1,878.8 km
    18h 15m
    $310–447

Hanover to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration27h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$144Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Hannover Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South 4 times a week. Tickets cost $110–150 and the journey takes 31h 15m.

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