There are 12 ways to get from Brussels to Shumen by plane, shuttle, bus, night train, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brussels Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BRU - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
8h 36m$230–531Bus via Bucharest
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
21h 42m$48–63Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
37h 49m$363–692Drive 2,302.3 km
- Drive from Brussels to Shumencar 2,302.3 km
23h 18m$411–593Fly Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
8h 11m$280–581Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
9h 10m$273–573Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CRL - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
7h 50m$208–493Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
11h 8m$293–654Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
29h 54m$180–188Train, night train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Shumentrain
39h 40m$518–802Bus #2
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1929
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Shumenbus N984
43h 10m$119–282Drive, car train
- Drive from Brussels to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Shumencar
21h 45m$406–1,632
Brussels to Shumen by night train, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Shumen is to bus via Bucharest which costs $45 - $65 and takes 21h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Shumen is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 50m and costs $200 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Shumen. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North Station and arriving at Shumen via Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Shumen. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Shumen via Aachen, Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 40m.
The distance between Brussels and Shumen is 2062 km. The road distance is 2302.3 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Shumen without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 21h 42m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Brussels to Shumen, including transfers.
Brussels to Shumen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Shumen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
Brussels to Shumen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Shumen, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Brussels to Shumen via Bucharest Obor, Piata Iancului, Gara de Nord, and Buchurest in around 21h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–24
- 1st Class
- $25–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Shumen is 1h ahead of Brussels. It is currently 12:01 AM in Brussels and 1:01 AM in Shumen.
Brussels to Shumen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Aachen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Shumen is 2302 km. It takes approximately 23h 18m to drive from Brussels to Shumen.
Book your Brussels to Shumen bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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