There are 8 ways to get from Plovdiv to Leipzig by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
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Bus, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SOF - LEJ
9h 22m€123–420Bus, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 11m€72–312Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Leipzig Goethestraßebus Racic Eurobus
26h 10m€80–110Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
32h 1m€148–343Drive 1,624.5 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Leipzigcar 1,624.5 km
16h 35m€230–332Bus, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane SOF - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
10h 46m€125–389Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Chemnitz Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain Re6
29h€95–139Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Leipzigcar
17h 40m€324–458
Plovdiv to Leipzig by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Leipzig is to bus which costs €80 - €110 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Leipzig is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 11m and costs €70 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South station and arriving at Leipzig Goethestraße. Services depart twice a week, and operate Tuesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 26h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 1m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Leipzig is 1443 km. The road distance is 1624.5 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Leipzig without a car is to bus which takes 26h 10m and costs €80 - €110.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Plovdiv to Leipzig, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Leipzig bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Leipzig train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Leipzig bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Leipzig Goethestraße station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Leipzig, Germany?
Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Leipzig Goethestraße twice a week. Tickets cost €80–110 and the journey takes 26h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–18
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Leipzig Goethestraße
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Chemnitz Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 12:46 AM in Plovdiv and 11:46 PM in Leipzig.
Plovdiv to Leipzig train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Leipzig is 1624 km. It takes approximately 16h 35m to drive from Plovdiv to Leipzig.
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