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There are 12 ways to get from Nijmegen to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeAMS - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 8m
    $136–350

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
    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 8m
    $83–297

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Frankfurt central train stationbus037
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    33h 55m
    $134–192

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
    2. Take the night train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    42h 41m
    $325–661

  5. Drive 2,151.6 km

    1. Drive from Nijmegen to Plovdivcar2,151.6 km
    19h 7m
    $444–641

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBRU - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 15m
    $148–351

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeAMS - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    12h 8m
    $388–741

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 36m
    $128–430

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

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 51m
    $107–420

  10. Bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeNRN - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    15h 38m
    $160–305

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Emmerich to Duisburg HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Duisburg Portsmouthplatz to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    37h 51m
    $110–171

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Nijmegen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    17h 45m
    $353–1,554

Nijmegen to Plovdiv by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration33h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$134Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Frankfurt Central Train Station in around 33h 55m.

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