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How to get fromKarlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Plovdivby plane, bus, train, night train, car or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFKB - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    5h 19m
    $106–356

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeSTR - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 9m
    $103–370

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64 / ...
    31h 4m
    $129–173

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Baden-Baden to München Hbftrain60
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien HbftrainIc
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    38h 18m
    $334–548

  5. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeFKB - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    12h 13m
    $129–367

  6. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    33h 1m
    $136–177

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    15h 57m
    $383–526

  8. Drive 1,793.2 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Plovdivcar1,793.2 km
    16h 18m
    $296–427

Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB) to Plovdiv by bus and train

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration31h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket$129Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (FKB), Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

Citylines operates a bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop 3 times a week. Tickets cost $120–160 and the journey takes 29h 5m.

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