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There are 14 ways to get from Manchester to Plovdiv by plane, bus, night train, train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeMAN - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 36m
    $96–186

  2. Bus, night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    3. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain492
    29h 45m
    $47–73

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    6. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain492
    47h
    $500–1,343

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
    27h 15m

  5. Fly Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeMAN - PDV
    7h 17m
    $119–383

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

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLPL - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 17m
    $113–280

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

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBHX - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 4m
    $108–384

  8. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leedstrain
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeLBA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    12h 52m
    $390–659

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeSTN - PDV
    10h 23m
    $136–616

  10. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBHX - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 15m
    $375–825

  11. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeLTN - PDV
    10h 2m
    $100–541

  12. Bus and ferry, train, shuttle

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploieștibusferry
    2. Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdivshuttle
    2d 10h
    $316–550

  13. Bus and ferry, night train, train

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain
    3d
    $93–229

  14. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
    28h 23m
    $558–827

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration5h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Manchester, England and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

Ryanair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 3 times a week.

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