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There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Plovdiv by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLEJ - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 56m
    $151–391

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBER - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 47m
    $92–346

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    24h 30m
    $95–130

  4. Drive 1,625.8 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Plovdivcar1,625.8 km
    16h 25m
    $268–387

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDRS - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 39m
    $151–452

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

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeNUE - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 19m
    $127–388

  7. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planePRG - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 10m
    $111–290

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBER - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    11h 48m
    $334–737

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Chemnitz, HauptbahnhoftrainRe6
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe
    28h 7m
    $118–163

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    17h 50m
    $376–1,337

Leipzig to Plovdiv by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration24h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$95Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station South 3 times a week. Tickets cost $95–130 and the journey takes 24h 30m.

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