There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 26m$106–249Fly Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GLA - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 46m$93–282Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
42h 34m$290–473Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
30h 1m$797–1,125Fly Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane EDI - PDV
12h 2m$94–209Fly Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane GLA - PDV
13h 37m$111–332Fly Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane ABZ - PDV
18h 34m$122–515Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d 3h$373–517Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
2d 8h$306–564Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
3d 4h$156–376Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
31h 9m$675–1,073
Scotland to Plovdiv by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly which costs $90 - $210 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 9h 26m and costs $100 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via London Victoria Green Line Station and Prague Florenc Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Scotland and Plovdiv is 2571 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 42h 34m and costs $290 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Scotland to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Scotland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 12h 2m and costs $90 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $550 and takes 2 days 3h.
Scotland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 3:00 PM in Scotland and 5:00 PM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Scotland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair UK, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Prague Florenc Central Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Gatwick, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $211
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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