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There are 6 ways to get from Albania to Shumen by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train

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Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
best
1. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane TIA - VAR
2. Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumenshuttle
9h 55m
$226–413
Bus via Skopje
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus
18h 25m
$53–84
Bus
1. Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1665 / ...
17h 40m
$69–73
Drive 793.3 km
1. Drive from Tirana to Shumencar 793.3 km
11h 10m
$144–208
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
1. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIA - OTP
2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumenshuttle
7h 25m
$251–533
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
2. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain 2613 / ...
18h 21m
$67–76

Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights

19Weekly Planes

9h 24mAverage Duration

$66Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Albania to Shumen.

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Distance: 813.7 km
Duration: 9h 55m

What companies run services between Albania and Shumen, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Kulla E Sahatit, Tiranë to Shumen Bus Station via Tirana and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 17h 40m.

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Shumen(opens in a new window), Bulgaria(opens in a new window)

Shumen is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Shumen

Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria(Opens in a new window)

The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Паметник 1300 години България), also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument (Паметник на създателите на Българската държава), is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Shumen Plateau Nature Park(Opens in a new window)

The Shumen Plateau Nature Park (Bulgarian: Природен парк Шуменско плато) is located in the Shumen Plateau of the northern province of Shumen of Bulgaria, the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain. The Park encloses the Bukaka Reserve Forest, which is known for indigenous Fagus sylvatica Fagus sylvatica (common beech) moesiaca (the Balkan beech) forest. This Park was declared a National Park in 1980 and a Nature Park in 2003 to conserve its ecosystems and floral and faunal biodiversity, and to preserve its tableland landscape together with many tourist sites such as the Shumen fortress, the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, cave monasteries, and surface and underground karst caves. The park has the first thematic educational trail in the Karst Nature Park, constructed as part of a project titled "Natural Park of Shumen Plateau" with funds provided by the EU Cohesion Fund and the Republic of Bulgaria; the trail is integral to the Operational Program "Environment 2007–2013".

Shumen fortress(Opens in a new window)

The Shumen fortress (Bulgarian: Шуменска крепост, Shumenska krepost) is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria.

Palace of Omurtag(Opens in a new window)

The Palace of Omurtag or Aul (Aulē) of Omurtag (Bulgarian: Аул на Омуртаг, Aul na Omurtag) is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages located near the village of Han Krum in Shumen Province. The site has been pinpointed as the location of a fort and palace of Omurtag, ruler (kanasybigi) of the First Bulgarian Empire in 815–831, as mentioned in the Chatalar Inscription of 822. Earlier structures in the vicinity of the fortress have been identified as the Arian episcopal see of a Gothic bishop.

Places to stay in Shumen

Grand Hotel Shumen(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Family Hotel Central(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Family hotel The Castle(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Familly Art Hotel Nirvana(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

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