There are 5 ways to get from Alba Iulia to Sliven by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Razgradbus
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Slivenbus
11h 58mTrain, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
13h 19m$34–46Drive 597.7 km
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Slivencar 597.7 km
8h 45m$96–138Bus, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CLJ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Razgrad
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Slivenbus
9h 53mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
13h 55m$218–328
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba Iulia to Sliven is to train and night train and bus which costs $30 - $50 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Alba Iulia to Sliven is to drive which takes 8h 45m and costs $95 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba Iulia to Sliven. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Sliven via Sibiu, Razgrad and Kotel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 58m.
The distance between Alba Iulia and Sliven is 624 km. The road distance is 597.7 km.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Sliven without a car is to bus which takes 11h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Alba Iulia to Sliven, including transfers.
Alba Iulia to Sliven bus services, operated by Cofturistik, depart from Alba Iulia station.
Alba Iulia to Sliven bus services, operated by Cofturistik, arrive at Sibiu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba Iulia to Sliven is 598 km. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Alba Iulia to Sliven.
There are 73+ hotels available in Sliven.
What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Alba Iulia to Sliven via Sibiu, Razgrad, and Kotel in around 11h 58m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- Phone
- +40751451862
- Website
- starcof.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- starcof.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40766.318.799
- Website
- emmalines.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- emmalines.ro
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40744619453
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sibiu to Razgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Kotel to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 62 60 22 60
- info@alexok.com
- Website
- alexok.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Razgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Kotel to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0889 910 189
- office@pprevozi.com
- Website
- pprevozi.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
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