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How to get fromUppsala to Plovdivby plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train or shuttle

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There are 13 ways to get from Uppsala to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Sofia Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeARN - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 56m
    $106–285

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Uppsala Central to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbusN981
    41h 13m

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain951 / ...
    2. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainRj / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    6. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    2d 5h
    $406–894

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Uppsala to Hamburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Plovdivcar
    29h 39m
    $555–1,631

  5. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeARN - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    11h 2m
    $358–666

  6. Fly to Plovdiv Airport

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeARN - PDV
    19h 2m
    $144–392

  7. Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeARN - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    15h 20m
    $130–389

  8. Fly to Istanbul, bus

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Istanbul (IST)planeARN - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    12h 42m
    $146–316

  9. Fly to Burgas Airport, train

    1. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)planeARN - BOJ
    2. Take the train from Burgas to Filipovotrain
    10h 35m
    $148–374

  10. Train, bus via Dresden

    1. Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain951 / ...
    2. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    43h 14m
    $198–301

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Södertälje centrum stationtrain
    2. Take the bus from Södertälje to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    2d 2h

  12. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain951 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Ploiesti Train Station Southbus
    3. Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
    5. Take the train from Stara Zagora to PlovdivtrainRe
    2d 7h
    $233–330

  13. Drive 3,118.7 km

    1. Drive from Uppsala to Plovdivcar3,118.7 km
    31h 54m
    $584–844

Uppsala to Plovdiv by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration43h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$198Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Uppsala, Sweden and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Uppsala Central to Plovdiv Train station via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Zagreb in around 41h 13m. Alternatively, Ryanair and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 4 times a week.

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