There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Sliven by bus, night train, car, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus, night train
best- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
14h 8mFly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BUD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain
9h 17m$40–177Drive 1,059.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Slivencar 1,059.8 km
10h 7m$185–268Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofiabus N982
- Take the bus from Sofia to Slivenbus
18h 40m$80–124Fly to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane BUD - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Sliventrain
6h 34m$61–342Fly to Varna Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BUD - VAR
- Take the train from Varna to Zimnitsatrain
12h 11m$143–394Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BUD - 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
10h 16mFly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, night train, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BUD - BBU
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
10h 57m$45–148
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Sliven is to fly and night train and bus which costs $45 - $150 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs $60 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Sliven. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Sliven via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 40m.
The distance between Budapest and Sliven is 1148 km. The road distance is 1059.8 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Sliven without a car is to bus and night train which takes 14h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Budapest to Sliven, including transfers.
Budapest to Sliven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Sliven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 10:14 PM in Budapest and 11:14 PM in Sliven.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Sliven is 1060 km. It takes approximately 10h 7m to drive from Budapest to Sliven.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sliven via Sofia in around 18h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Varna Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- 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
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Train from Burgas to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
Train from Varna to Zimnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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 Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- globuses@abv.bg
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- 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
- $150–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Kotel to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
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