There are 15 ways to get from Plovdiv to Derby by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
8h 22m£87–334Train, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
30h 15m£43–80Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
46h 32m£271–780Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Derby
25h 34mBus to Sofia Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SOF - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
10h 21m£118–364Fly Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN)PDV - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
8h 59m£108–374Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)SOF - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Derby
10h 11m£63–423Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SOF - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
10h 19m£82–457Fly Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Luton Airport (LTN)PDV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Derby
8h 56m£53–190Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Liverpool (LPL)SOF - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Derby
10h 25m£95–278Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)SOF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derby
10h 23m£120–468Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraat
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
44h 13m£174–506Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Praha, ÚAN FlorencRacic Eurobus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to DerbyMichalovce
46h 3m£115–141Shuttle, bus and ferry, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Northampton
- Take the bus from Coach Park to Bus Station
2d 22h£275–384Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Derby
26h 36m£408–589
Plovdiv to Derby by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Derby is to train and night train and bus which costs £40 - £80 and takes 30h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Derby is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 22m and costs £85 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Derby. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Derby via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Derby. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Derby via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 32m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Derby is 1486 miles.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Derby without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 30h 15m and costs £40 - £80.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Plovdiv to Derby, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Derby bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Derby train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Derby bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Derby, England?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Derby via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 46h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–70
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £3–4
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £9–13
- 1st Class
- £12–16
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £4–6
- 1st Class
- £6
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £80–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £11–16
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraat
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–60
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £210–300
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Park to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Derby is 2h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 6:36 AM in Plovdiv and 4:36 AM in Derby.
Plovdiv to Derby train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
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