There are 7 ways to get from Igoumenitsa to Sliven by bus, car, plane, train, 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 Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
16h 25m$82–114Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to SofiaRe
- Take the train from Sofia to SlivenRe
17h 16m$70–106Drive 810.8 km
- Drive from Igoumenitsa to Sliven810.8 km
9h 19m$170–246Bus, fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)IOA - AXD
- Take the train from Alexandroupoli Port to Ormenio
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Nova Zagora
19h 52m$152–393Bus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Sliven
18h 52m$76–108Bus, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)IOA - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
15h 59m$107–271Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)IOA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Razgrad
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Kotel
- Take the bus from Kotel to Sliven
15h 37m
Igoumenitsa to Sliven by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Sliven is to bus and train which costs $70 - $110 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Sliven is to drive which takes 9h 19m and costs $170 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Igoumenitsa to Sliven station. However, there are services departing from Igoumenitsa and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 25m.
The distance between Igoumenitsa and Sliven is 916 km. The road distance is 810.8 km.
The best way to get from Igoumenitsa to Sliven without a car is to bus which takes 16h 25m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Igoumenitsa to Sliven, including transfers.
Igoumenitsa to Sliven bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, depart from Igoumenitsa station.
Igoumenitsa to Sliven bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Igoumenitsa to Sliven is 811 km. It takes approximately 9h 19m to drive from Igoumenitsa to Sliven.
There are 76+ hotels available in Sliven.
What companies run services between Igoumenitsa, Greece and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Igoumenitsa to Sliven Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Alexandroupoli Port to Ormenio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Svilengrad to Nova Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Train from Dupnitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $10–15
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Plovdiv to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- globuses@abv.bg
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
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