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How to get fromPreston to Plovdivby train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry or car ferry

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There are 14 ways to get from Preston to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeMAN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 31m
    $108–279

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    31h 58m
    $54–104

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    3. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    5. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    6. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    2d 1h
    $488–1,288

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
    27h 7m

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeMAN - PDV
    8h 16m
    $116–396

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBHX - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    10h 32m
    $129–548

  7. Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLPL - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 32m
    $132–289

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeMAN - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    12h 41m
    $340–650

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeSTN - PDV
    10h 10m
    $185–635

  10. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBHX - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 47m
    $351–839

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    2d
    $161–213

  12. Train, bus and ferry, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploieștibusferry
    3. Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdivshuttle
    2d 12h
    $313–582

  13. Train, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
    2. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
    4. Take the train from Stara Zagora to PlovdivtrainRe
    3d 2h
    $97–171

  14. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
    28h 14m
    $568–842

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration5h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket$66Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Newhall St, Birmingham, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d.

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