There are 6 ways to get from Mainz to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
7h 32m$119–280Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Racic Eurobus
29h 8m$109–147Train, night train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 961 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
35h 24m$423–965Drive 1,855.4 km
- Drive from Mainz to Plovdivcar 1,855.4 km
16h 28m$306–442Fly to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane FRA - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain
10h 19m$172–354Bus via Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 64 / ...
32h 53m$129–187
Mainz to Plovdiv by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Plovdiv is to bus which costs $100 - $150 and takes 29h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs $110 - $280.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Plovdiv via Frankfurt, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 24m.
The distance between Mainz and Plovdiv is 1569 km. The road distance is 1855.4 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 29h 8m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Mainz to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Mainz to Plovdiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Mainz. It is currently 9:01 AM in Mainz and 10:01 AM in Plovdiv.
Mainz to Plovdiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Plovdiv is 1855 km. It takes approximately 16h 28m to drive from Mainz to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station South once a week. Tickets cost $100–130 and the journey takes 27h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Burgas to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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