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How to get fromPlovdiv to Cologneby bus, plane, train, night train, car or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Plovdiv to Cologne by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Bus, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane SOF - CGN
    6h 45m
    €40–241

  2. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain train
    2. Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus bus
    4. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    24h 13m
    €49–123

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain train
    2. Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    4. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train train Rjx
    5. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    34h 13m
    €133–246

  4. Drive 2,004.2 km

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Colognecar car 2,004.2 km
    17h 50m
    €277–400

  5. Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SOF - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    7h 57m
    €94–279

  6. Bus, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane SOF - EIN
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Köln Hbftrain train
    9h 49m
    €66–343

  7. Bus, fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane SOF - DTM
    3. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train
    9h 9m
    €63–274

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus bus Racic Eurobus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain train 79 / ...
    30h 54m
    €114–179

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus bus Citylines 57 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N61 / ...
    35h 11m
    €130–178

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain train
    17h 58m
    €289–1,274

Plovdiv to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration30h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€114Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Frankfurt central train station, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 35h 11m.

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