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How to get fromStuttgart to Plovdivby plane, bus, train, night train, car or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Stuttgart to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeSTR - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    7h 41m
    $87–261

  2. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFMM - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 36m
    $74–377

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain61
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthbusRacic Eurobus
    27h 10m
    $122–179

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain42 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain969 / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    33h 11m
    $317–655

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Stuttgart to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    15h 6m
    $367–503

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 26m
    $123–357

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeMUC - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 53m
    $143–379

  8. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeSTR - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    14h 25m
    $106–315

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64 / ...
    28h 53m
    $113–164

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    30h 33m
    $123–203

  11. Drive 1,696.4 km

    1. Drive from Stuttgart to Plovdivcar1,696.4 km
    15h 27m
    $280–404

Stuttgart to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration27h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$122Cheapest Price
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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.

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