Plovdiv Travel Forum

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

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.

Hi.

Any idea re how often buses leave from Sofia to Plovdiv please? Anywhere I can check?

Thanks.
Kenneth

Hi, I need to get from Plovdiv to Dubrovnik in the summer and it seems like a bit of a mission! Does anyone know the best way? I've got an Inter-rail pass covering Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia and Croatia. Thanks! xx

Zdraveite,

(looking for a cheap accommodation in Plovdiv)

Moje bi mi predstoi da idvam chestichko do Plovdiv. Dali mojete da mi preporachate neshto vse pak chisto, udobno i sigurno, no i na razumna tsena. Variant e i kvartira. Kak varviat tsenite tam?

Blagodaria predvaritelno i pozdravi,
Liliya

I wonder if anybody here in this travelled between Thessaioniki ,Greece and Plovdiv.Is there any bus companies operating in this route time taken,prices etc etc.Same g questions go with the train service also.Anybody with any idea?

Does anyone know if there some bus traffic between these 2 towns?
Thanks

does anyone have a contact for the plovdiv police, prefer email, as i have recently been the victim of an internet crime and the only thing i have is a delivery address in plovdiv?

As part of a tour of Eastern Europe sarting in April this year, I want to visit Plovdiv. When is the weather warm and dry ???????

the web site idos.cz shows that there is a train now to pamporovo. it also says that you change trains at septemvri. and it is 10 km or 4 miles from septemvri.
if this is correct since when has the train been running.