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

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeCGN - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 17m
    $112–375

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeDTM - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    8h 44m
    $81–330

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station Willy-Brandt-Platz to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
    29h 42m
    $183–381

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    3. Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    41h 55m
    $326–660

  5. Drive 2,036.6 km

    1. Drive from Witten to Plovdivcar2,036.6 km
    18h 12m
    $336–485

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

    1. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeFRA - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    9h 56m
    $158–410

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

    1. Take the train from Witten Hbf to Moenchengladbach Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeEIN - SOF
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
    11h 20m
    $107–332

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeDUS - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
    15h 24m
    $114–391

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdivshuttle
    13h 6m
    $415–761

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StopbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3632
    2. Take the train from Sofia to PlovdivtrainRe / ...
    34h 45m
    $98–149

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Witten to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Plovdivcar
    17h 16m
    $340–1,534

Witten to Plovdiv by train, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration29h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket$183Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Witten, Germany and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Witten to Plovdiv. However, you can take the train to Hagen Hbf, take the train to Koeln Messe/Deutz, walk to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, take the train to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, walk to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium. Alternatively, you can take a train from Witten Witten-Annen to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Dortmund Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Nürnberg Hbf, and Nuremberg Central Bus Station Willy-Brandt-Platz in around 29h 42m.

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