There are 13 ways to get from Plovdiv to Ilford by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to London Heathrow 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 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SOF - LHR
- Take the train from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 to Ilford
8h 33m£96–248Fly Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Luton Airport (LTN)PDV - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
7h 31m£40–216Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to Upminster
29h 30m£56–88Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Ilford
23h 28mFly Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN)PDV - STN
7h 17m£138–431Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- 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
8h 37m£57–324Bus 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 Farringdon
8h 46m£44–389Bus 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 London Paddington
10h 8m£100–326Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SKG - STN
15h 6m£112–327Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Praha, ÚAN FlorencRacic Eurobus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to UpminsterMichalovce
42h 1m£109–135Train, 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.
42h 53m£146–361Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Munich central bus stationN981
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London VictoriaN280
2d 1h£110–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ilford
24h 29m£376–541
Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Ilford is to train and night train and bus which costs £55 - £90 and takes 29h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Ilford is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs £130 - £440.
The distance between Plovdiv and Ilford is 1388 miles.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Ilford without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 29h 30m and costs £55 - £90.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Plovdiv to Ilford, including transfers.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Ilford is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs £130 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £140 and takes 42h 1m.
Ilford is 2h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 1:12 AM in Plovdiv and 11:12 PM in Ilford.
There are 19028+ hotels available in Ilford.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Ilford, England?
Ryanair flies from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Barking via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Upminster, and Upminster in around 42h 1m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
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 Luton Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to London Stansted Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday to 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
- £75–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 to Ilford
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- +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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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 Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–27
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £41–47
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- 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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