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

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  1. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

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    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Soesttrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 4m
    $97–336

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to KasselbusN69 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Wilhelmshohe Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    32h 30m
    $119–152

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to München Hbftrain41
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain969 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    35h 22m
    $401–624

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Göttingencar
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    17h 28m
    $347–1,344

  5. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFMO - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 37m
    $146–371

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 17m
    $117–404

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 30m
    $150–361

  8. Fly Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planePAD - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 12m
    $171–472

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 36m
    $407–732

  10. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeFRA - SKG
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    17h 25m
    $164–375

  11. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Frankfurt central train stationbusN110
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64 / ...
    36h 5m
    $155–214

  12. Drive 1,898.4 km

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Plovdivcar1,898.4 km
    19h 30m
    $313–452

Paderborn to Plovdiv by bus

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Duration32h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$119Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Paderborn to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Kassel Wilhelmshohe Bus Station in around 32h 30m.

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