There are 14 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 Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- 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 25m$80–186Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
35h 5m$152–264Train, 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 Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
2d 1h$632–1,233Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Plovdivcar
29h 57mFly Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- 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$101–222Fly 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 2m$343–593Fly Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane EDI - PDV
14h 47m$94–319Fly Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane GLA - PDV
17h 31m$88–303Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane INV - PDV
19h 12m$102–368Fly Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane ABZ - PDV
12h 54m$113–415Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
2d 2h$261–347Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
2d 9h$285–471Train, 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 Re / ...
3d 5h$173–416Drive, 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$592–927
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $190 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs $100 - $230.
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 Central Train Station Bus Stop via London Victoria, Bucharest and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
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 Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Scotland and Plovdiv is 2616 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 35h 5m and costs $150 - $270.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Scotland to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Scotland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, 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 14h 47m and costs $90 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $350 and takes 2 days 2h.
What companies run services between Scotland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via London Victoria, Bucharest, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Dublin, Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Gdansk, Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- 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 Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- 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
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–470
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- $35–45
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Scotland to Plovdiv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 4:43 AM in Scotland and 6:43 AM in Plovdiv.
Scotland to Plovdiv train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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