There are 14 ways to get from Plovdiv to Manchester by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv North Bus and Coach Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SOF - MAN
7h 55m£67–154Train, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
29h 47m£34–55Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- 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 Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
46h 35m£266–825Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchester
27h 5mBus 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 Manchester Piccadilly
8h 34m£77–202Fly Plovdiv Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)PDV - MAN
6h 25m£51–190Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Birmingham 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 Birmingham Airport (BHX)SOF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
9h 46m£80–213Fly Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to London Stansted Airport (STN)PDV - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
9h 23m£97–495Fly Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Luton Airport (LTN)PDV - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadilly
10h 15m£51–326Bus 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 Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
10h 43m£82–369Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Luton Airport, bus, 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 bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadilly
11h 30m£53–260Shuttle, bus, bus and ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
2d 12h£233–405Train, night train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
3d£71–172Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Plovdiv to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchester
28h 7m£416–598
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Manchester is to train and night train and bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 29h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs £50 - £190.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 35m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Manchester is 1490 miles.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Manchester without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 29h 47m and costs £30 - £55.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Plovdiv to Manchester, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Manchester train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Manchester is 2h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 10:51 PM in Plovdiv and 8:51 PM in Manchester.
Plovdiv to Manchester train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
There are 3475+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Manchester, England?
Ryanair flies from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Liverpool via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–160
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £4–5
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–11
- 1st Class
- £11–14
- 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
- £70–80
- 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
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- 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
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- 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
- £200–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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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