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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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  1. Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)planeSOF - LHR
    3. Take the train from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 to Ilfordtrain
    8h 33m
    £96–248
  2. Fly Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Luton Airport (LTN)planePDV - LTN
    2. Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
    7h 31m
    £40–216
  3. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to DimitrovgradtrainRe / ...
    2. Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Doverbus
    4. Take the bus from Dover to Upminsterbus
    29h 30m
    £56–88
  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Ilfordcar
    23h 28m
  5. Fly Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport

    1. Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN)planePDV - STN
    7h 17m
    £138–431
  6. Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)planeSOF - STN
    8h 37m
    £57–324
  7. Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luton Airport (LTN)planeSOF - LTN
    3. Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
    8h 46m
    £44–389
  8. Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)planeSOF - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
    10h 8m
    £100–326
  9. Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to London Stansted Airport

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    2. Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)planeSKG - STN
    15h 6m
    £112–327
  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Praha, ÚAN FlorencbusRacic Eurobus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to UpminsterbusMichalovce
    42h 1m
    £109–135
  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiatrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rotterdam Conradstraatbus
    3. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
    42h 53m
    £146–361
  12. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Munich central bus stationbusN981
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London VictoriabusN280
    2d 1h
    £110–243
  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Ilfordcar
    24h 29m
    £376–541

Sofia Airport (SOF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration5h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket£62Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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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