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There are 13 ways to get from Maastricht to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 4m
    $102–292

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbftrainS43
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    25h 2m
    $50–97

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbftrainS43
    2. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    40h 17m
    $513–772

  4. Drive 2,108.3 km

    1. Drive from Maastricht to Plovdivcar2,108.3 km
    18h 46m
    $435–628

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 39m
    $106–365

  6. Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg 231 to Charleroi Airportbus
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCRL - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 19m
    $97–213

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBRU - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 28m
    $130–291

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 31m
    $151–398

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

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Hagen Hbftrain
    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
    11h 16m
    $107–353

  10. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeDUS - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    16h 7m
    $106–383

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach StationbusUnion Ivkoni
    32h 15m
    $96–138

  12. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht to Frankfurt central train stationbus068 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    32h 35m
    $119–177

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Maastricht to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    17h 50m
    $352–1,551

Maastricht to Plovdiv by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration32h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$96Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 32h 15m.

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