There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Sliven by bus, night train, car, or train
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 București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
6h 47m$25–38Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Zimnitsatrain Ic
6h 28m$7–28Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
5h$10–16Drive 281.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Slivencar 281.3 km
4h 41m$54–77Bus via Sliven
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Turnovo to Slivenbus
7h 3m$28–38Night train, bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
5h 32m$10–12
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Sliven is to night train and bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo which costs $9 - $12 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sliven is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Sliven. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Sliven via Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Sliven. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Sliven via Stara Zagora and Zimnitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 28m.
The distance between Bucharest and Sliven is 300 km. The road distance is 281.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sliven without a car is to bus which takes 6h 47m and costs $24 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Bucharest to Sliven, including transfers.
Bucharest to Sliven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Sliven train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Sliven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Veliko Tarnovo station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sliven via Veliko Tarnovo and Veliko Tarnovo in around 6h 47m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Zimnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
- Phone
- +359 056 846081
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Veliko Turnovo to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Sliven train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Stara Zagora station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Sliven is 281 km. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Bucharest to Sliven.
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