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There are 10 ways to get from Ulm to Plovdiv by train, plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, or ferry

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  1. Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

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    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
    2. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFMM - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 16m
    $61–386

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus StopbusCitylines 64
    25h 55m
    $110–150

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ulm to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    14h 25m
    $353–483

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeSTR - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 35m
    $93–329

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

    1. Take the train from Ulm 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
    8h 54m
    $148–385

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeMUC - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    12h 9m
    $380–726

  7. Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
    3. Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeZRH - SOF
    5. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 25m
    $160–363

  8. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeSTR - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    15h 23m
    $112–323

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Ingolstadt HbftrainRe
    2. Take the train from Ingolstadt Hbf to Regensburg HbftrainRe
    3. Take the bus from Regensburg DE Bahnhofstrasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    27h 48m
    $159–201

  10. Drive 1,611.9 km

    1. Drive from Ulm to Plovdivcar1,611.9 km
    14h 46m
    $266–384

Ulm to Plovdiv by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration25h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$110Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

Citylines operates a bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop 3 times a week. Tickets cost $110–150 and the journey takes 25h 55m.

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