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There are 14 ways to get from Manchester to Smolyan by plane, bus, train, car, car train, night train, taxi, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane MAN - PDV
    2. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    11h 29m
    $104–381

  2. Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAN - OTP
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovotrain train
    4. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    16h 31m
    $71–399

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Plovdivbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    43h 40m
    $477–785

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Smolyancar car
    29h 12m
    $741–1,028

  5. Fly Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAN - SOF
    2. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    13h 9m
    $76–320

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

    1. Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain train
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane LPL - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    13h 44m
    $115–250

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

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BHX - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    14h 29m
    $92–459

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane plane STN - PDV
    3. Take the bus from Asenovgrad to Smolyanbus bus
    13h 54m
    $207–486

  9. Fly Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MAN - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus bus
    3. Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar car
    12h 53m

  10. Train, bus, taxi

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain train Nj / ...
    4. Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi taxi
    43h 54m
    $654–995

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus bus
    2d
    $232–250

  12. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 541 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus bus
    2d 10h
    $398–496

  13. Bus and ferry, night train, train, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus bus
    3d 4h
    $91–223

  14. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Smolyancar car
    30h 19m
    $618–977

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration4h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$94Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,504.9 km
  • Duration: 11h 29m

What companies run services between Manchester, England and Smolyan, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Smolyan via London Victoria, Bucharest, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d.

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