There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Plovdiv by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
8h 23m$93–225Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FMM - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 18m$76–388Train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
27h 29m$125–435Train, night train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
32h 42m$419–777Drive 1,697.1 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Plovdivcar 1,697.1 km
15h 31m$280–404Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
9h 8m$126–419Train to Munich International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
10h 27m$143–480Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 30m$162–509Train, bus via Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
27h 38m$267–452Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 64 / ...
28h 52m$113–164
Stuttgart to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Plovdiv is to fly and train which costs $90 - $230 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 8h 23m and costs $90 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and arriving at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Plovdiv via Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Dimitrovgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 42m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Plovdiv is 1454 km. The road distance is 1697.1 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Plovdiv without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 29m and costs $120 - $440.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Stuttgart to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Stuttgart to Plovdiv train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop 3 times a week. Tickets cost $110–160 and the journey takes 27h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- $6–28
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $23–35
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Munich central bus station to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $237
- Website
- Arda Tur
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More Questions & Answers
Plovdiv is 1h ahead of Stuttgart. It is currently 4:52 PM in Stuttgart and 5:52 PM in Plovdiv.
Stuttgart to Plovdiv train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Wien Westbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Plovdiv is 1697 km. It takes approximately 15h 31m to drive from Stuttgart to Plovdiv.
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