There are 6 ways to get from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv by train, bus, plane, or car
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Train, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Marsa Matruh to Moharam Bek
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)HBE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
15h 34mBus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mersa Matruh to Adly Mansour
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CAI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
15h 43m$190–330Drive 3,085.4 km
- Drive from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv3,085.4 km
33h 45m$486–702Train, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Marsa Matruh to Moharam Bek
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Istanbul (IST)HBE - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
16h 59mTrain, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Marsa Matruh to Moharam Bek
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)HBE - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
21h 28mTrain, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Marsa Matruh to Moharam Bek
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HBE - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
18h 4m
Borg El Arab (HBE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $330 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv is to bus and fly which takes 15h 43m and costs $190 - $330.
The distance between Mersa Matruh and Plovdiv is 1912 km. The road distance is 3085.4 km.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv is 3085 km. It takes approximately 33h 45m to drive from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv.
There are 737+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Mersa Matruh, Egypt and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Moharam Bek, walk to Alexandria Stadium, take the bus to El Mawqaf El Geded, walk to Moharam Bek Bus Stn, take the bus to Borg El Arab Airport, walk to Borg El Arab (HBE) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium. Alternatively, you can drive from Mersa Matruh to Plovdiv in around 33h 45m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Borg El Arab to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–240
Flights from Borg El Arab to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
Flights from Borg El Arab to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Borg El Arab to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Borg El Arab to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–240
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Sofia Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Borg El Arab to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Sofia Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Phone
- 0225753555
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Marsa Matruh to Moharam Bek
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $24–45
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 02-22909013
- Contact@SuperJetCapital.com
- Website
- superjetcapital.org
Bus from Mersa Matruh to Adly Mansour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- superjet.com.eg
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
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