There are 12 ways to get from Scotland to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
9h 1m$86–212Train, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain 492
34h 8m$85–252Train, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain 492
2d 1h$495–1,325Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
30h 3mFly Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ABZ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
11h 23m$96–314Fly Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GLA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
10h 40m$120–236Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
12h 7m$358–653Fly Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane GLA - PDV
16h 36m$98–343Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d 4h$165–258Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d 7h$193–431Train, 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 night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain
3d 4h$133–409Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Plovdivcar
31h 10m$624–922
Scotland to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $85 - $220 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs $85 - $220.
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 Birmingham and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Plovdiv via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Scotland and Plovdiv is 2567 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 34h 8m and costs $85 - $260.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Scotland to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Scotland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Plovdiv train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 16h 36m and costs $95 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $260 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Scotland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
easyJet, Wizz Air UK, and Ryanair fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Newhall St, Birmingham, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bristol, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–400
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $85–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $350–410
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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More Questions & Answers
Scotland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at London Victoria station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 1:31 PM in Scotland and 3:31 PM in Plovdiv.
Scotland to Plovdiv train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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