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How to get fromRotterdam to Plovdivby train, plane, bus, night train, car, shuttle or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    8h 57m
    $106–274

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Tilburgtrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    10h 8m
    $65–263

  3. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train 492
    26h 49m
    $94–154

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    6. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train 492
    42h 24m
    $602–1,041

  5. Drive 2,247.9 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Plovdivcar car 2,247.9 km
    20h 27m
    $464–670

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    9h 22m
    $103–288

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane AMS - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle bus
    11h 1m
    $366–706

  8. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luttretrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CRL - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    11h
    $97–329

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus bus
    30h 36m

  10. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the bus from Salzburg South to Plovdiv Train stationbus bus
    37h 28m
    $170–361

  11. Bus via Plovdiv

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Plovdivbus bus
    42h 30m
    $157–366

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar car
    19h 5m
    $374–1,583

Rotterdam to Plovdiv by train, night train, and bus

Calendar9Weekly Services
Duration37h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$170Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam to Plovdiv via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Sofia in around 30h 36m.

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