There are 12 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv by plane, bus, night train, train, car, car train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)LHR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
8h 12m$111–243Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)LTN - PDV
8h 24m$55–305Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station230 / ...
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivRe / ...
30h 11m$66–122Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdiv
23h 46mFly London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)STN - PDV
8h 49m$97–422Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)LTN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
9h 38m$66–508Fly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)STN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
10h 13m$94–445Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
11h 18m$363–724Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN FlorencRegioJet 10
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthRacic Eurobus
42h 30m$166–250Train, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivRe / ...
43h 33m$199–476Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationN280
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train stationN981
2d 1h$146–350Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Plovdiv
24h 54m$503–748
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv is to bus and night train and train which costs $65 - $130 and takes 30h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 8h 12m and costs $110 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via London Victoria and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 30m.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Plovdiv is 2188 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 30h 11m and costs $65 - $130.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $95 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $250 and takes 42h 30m.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 10:14 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 12:14 PM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 42h 30m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $26–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $180–310
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- $85–110
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- 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
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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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