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

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus bus
    8h 16m
    $114–282

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train 492
    26h 29m
    $68–140

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain train 492
    39h 58m
    $444–890

  4. Drive 2,217.6 km

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Plovdivcar car 2,217.6 km
    19h 44m
    $457–661

  5. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus bus
    8h 53m
    $71–267

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane AMS - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle bus
    11h 7m
    $376–703

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus bus
    10h 7m
    $140–316

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane AMS - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus
    14h 25m
    $134–371

  9. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund-Kurltrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus bus
    10h 18m

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Utrecht to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Stationbus bus
    30h 45m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus Racic Eurobus
    32h
    $151–260

  12. Train, bus via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    36h 24m
    $180–341

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar car
    18h 33m
    $378–1,575

Utrecht to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration32hAverage Duration
Ticket$151Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Utrecht to Plovdiv Sever Bus and Coach Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 30h 45m.

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