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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 5m
    $102–446

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station Willy-Brandt-Platz to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    29h 31m
    $172–301

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to München Hbftrain41
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien HbftrainIc
    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 / ...
    38h 1m
    $355–846

  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 33m
    $146–611

  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 18m
    $120–484

  7. 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 8m
    $171–461

  8. 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 59m
    $152–395

  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
    14h 9m
    $404–756

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to KasselbusN69
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    30h 45m
    $108–151

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    31h 46m
    $150–177

  12. Drive 1,898.4 km

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

Paderborn to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration29h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket$172Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Paderborn to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Kassel and Kassel Central Bus Station in around 30h 45m.

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