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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre 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
    9h 51m
    $130–291

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-DampoorttrainIc
    2. Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    26h 46m
    $53–86

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln HbftrainIce / ...
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    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 PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    42h 16m
    $538–875

  4. Drive 2,323.1 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Plovdivcar2,323.1 km
    20h 50m
    $414–598

  5. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCRL - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 42m
    $109–270

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeAMS - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 45m
    $149–430

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBRU - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    12h 47m
    $402–692

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

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    5. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 32m
    $111–329

  9. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCRL - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 48m
    $351–671

  10. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    4. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCDG - SOF
    5. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 40m
    $155–413

  11. Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-NordtrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus328
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    37h 55m
    $137–215

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-BerchemtrainIc
    2. Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    38h 12m
    $114–168

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ostend to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    19h 48m
    $383–1,597

Ostend to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration38h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket$114Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Ostend to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Gand-Saint-Pierre, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) 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 take a train from Ostende to Plovdiv via Gand-Dampoort, Ghent, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Dimitrovgrad, and Dimitrovgrad in around 26h 46m.

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