Plovdivska Oblast Travel Forum

Hello, we will soon visit Plovdiv and stay for about 2 days, then heading to Veliko Tarnovo, we have the following questions:

1) is it possible to visit Bachkovo Monatery and Dryanoro Monastery in the same day
2) how to get to Eastern Rhodopes? Any guided day trip for that?

3) bus schedule running from Plovdiv to Veliko Tranovo.

Thank you very much.

I will be traveling from Plovdiv to Istanbul. Is the southern bus station where I would catch the bus to Istanbul? Any information on its location would be helpful.

...r there trains that go directly to Plovdiv?
Or do i have to go to Sofia? Thanks!

P.S How much would it cost?

Hardrive data transfer service in Plovdiv, or Varna, Bulgaria?

My laptop just died in Bulgaria, but the HDD is still working. I have a new laptop, but I have a large music collection still kicking on the old hardrive. I need to know a few shop names where they take out old hardrives, and transfer the contents to new ones. Thanks.

If professional hardrive data transfer isn't the answer, I would like to hear alternative ideas? Someone suggested taking out the HDD, and placing it in a exteneral hardrive case, and then connect the case via usb, in effect turning my old HDD into a huge flash drive. It sounds a lot of better, and a cheaper (free) option, but what if it doesn't work? Chances are I'd lose the contents of the drive if something went wrong (i.e. incompatibility).

Hi,
Me & my wife will be visting plovdiv and when we are there we would also consider visting Varna. Can any one help us out and tell us wich is the best and cheaper way to travel to Varna ( + time of trip) and what money best to use while we are on our holiday. Can we use the euro or best to use the bulgarian money.
regards

I would like to travel to the nearest Greece City or village from plovdiv, is it possible by bus? and if yes how much it will cost.

thank you in advance

Hi, me and my wife will be visiting PLOVDIV in september and we would like to know which is the best part for restaurant and night clubs.
Thank you in advance

Hello all
I've heard this airport is closed most of the year and only open during the skiing season and that it is a military airport most of the year. Is this true?
I heard there is a very good aviation museum attached to the airport. Does anyone have any pics or links to this museum?
I'm keen on visiting the museum but it's a real problem trying to get from Dublin to Plovdiv without stopovers.
Does anyone have any good ideas how to get from Dublin to Plovdiv. I've searched the website of a company called Flightime which seems to fly from Dublin to Plovidv and back but i can't make any headway with their website. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Kind regards

DG

In september 08 we (8 men, age mid 30) are visiting Plovdiv for a weekend.
We like to go out, but we dont want to be among kids. What can you recommend us? In this weekend we also want to see something of the city and its surroundings. Do you know a good guide who offer a full-day excursion?

Thanx! Paul

Are there buses from Tessaloniki to Plovdiv and how much is the ticket?

I'm wondering if there are any reputable excursion companies in/around plovdiv that offer day trips for larger groups (broad age range) at competitive prices? I'll be there next October and our Hotel in Hissarya seems to be offering us great rates but I want more options. Thanks!

Hello

I am searching for a good place (hotel or restaurant) to have a 40th birthday party in. There will be about 40 people attending(from Uk, France, Germany and BG).
Can anyone suggest a good elegenant 1st class place in Plovdiv? Preferably with live music etc.

Thank you

My son and I are traveling to Bulgaria in late September. We are seeking a double room in Plovdiv, but unfortunately we are finding out that this is exactly when the International Fair is being held in the city. This is making it impossible for us to book a room. My son is a Russian language student and wants to visit Plovdiv in search of possible work as an English language teacher.

Can anyone help us? We can be flexible with the dates, but it should be for two days between 24 Sept and 30 Sept. due to plane reservations. We would be happy to stay with a family, or to rent an apartment. We are quiet and considerate, non-smoking guests. I hope you have a spot for us. We would love to visit your beautiful city.

Is there train travel between Edirne turkey and Plovdiv. Are tickets purchased at the train station and is there a plae to see the schedule?

Hello all.
I stayed in this hostel last month and i'm trying to contact them. Does anyone know if they have an email by which they can reached?
I did manage to find the following address on the net info@pbihostel.com but it is invalid.
It was hard enough to even get in contact with a staff member when i stayed here so its hardly surprising that they are difficult to get in touch with on the net!

Regards to all and thanks in advance for your help

Douglas

Any one knows a nice place for easy hiking and also accessible by public transportation.
Must be close to Plovdiv or V.tarnavo that I planed to visit.
Thank you

Any one knows budget hotel or histeles in Plovdiv?

Hi,

I'll spend one day in Plovdiv and take the overnight bus to Istanbul. Is there a place at the bus station (or somewhere in the city) where I can lock up my backpack for the day? I wouldn't want to carry it around the whole day.

Thanks.

Hello,

The URL of the Plovdiv famous potter Georgi Dimitrov Genchev's web site, known to date as <www.genchev-potter.dir.bg>, does not work any longer.
Has it been moved to another address?

Regaérds

Francois Mennerat

Does anyone know where I can find schedules for busses to Istanbul from Plovdiv? Are there many busses, night busses, etc? thanks

Hi All I will be getting the train from Sofia to Plovdiv and plan to get a bus up to Pamporovo. Can you tell me are the trains fast and reliable and can I get the bus from the train station in Plovdiv. Looking forward to my 1st trip to Bulgaria as I hear the people are so friendly and welcoming . Greetings from Ireland

Hi,

Just wondering... I've been through the 'things to do list' and it seems that in Plovdiv the only things to do is see historical sites or go shopping... do I have the right impression or is there anything else to see/do? We are considering going for a week and I think a week of monument visiting would be too much... and we don't really shop on holiday because we stick to a low budget.

Are there any other suggestions for things to do? .... even if perhaps we can get a train to any nearby villages/cities...if it doesn't mean spending half the day on a train of course!!!

Thanks for any help!!

P.S. Probably around Jan/Feb we would go.

Hi all,

From the http://www.bdz.bg/ website, it shows that the train is running from Plovdiv to Pamporovo... Can anyone please give me the route of this train? As i cannot understand why it passes through Septemvri when it is out of the way. Me and some friends should be staying in Pamporovo in December-January season and i am currently looking for transport means to go to Sofia and other places in Bulgaria apart from using buses and taxi..

Thanks,

Chris

Hello

This is probably a silly question but please forgive me.

I am visiting Plovdiv for 2 weeks - end of Sept/ beginning of October. My queation is, will I have to wear shoes and socks to get into restaurants/pubs in Plovdiv or is it acceptable to wear flip flops? Also, is the weather still warm enough to wear flip flops during this time?

Thanks all

Matthew

Hi i want to travel from Plovdiv to Varna anyone know whats the best ways and prices??

Hi,

I have time to visit either Plovdiv or Veliko Tarnovo. Which one would you recommend and why?

Thanks.

This city looks so interesting!

The tentative plans have us arriving duing the afternoon, and staying over one night, and then moving on. (How long I'm actually there depends on the bus schedule!) But, assuming it's about a day, should I plan for more time in Plovdiv?

Thanks for any guidance!

best, Ellen

Are there direct buses from Plovdiv to Topolovgrad or Elhovo? We will be arriving at Plovdiv airport in the winter and need to get to the Topolovgrad area.

We'll have to spend a night or two in Plovdiv. Is there any recommended hostel there?
Is there a place to stay in Bachkovo (on a tight budget...)?
Thanks

When is it held? Where exactly?
Thanks.