There are 13 ways to get from London to Shumen by train, plane, shuttle, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LTN - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
8h 7m$196–507Fly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain
13h 49m$80–372Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
34h 15m$178–185Train, night train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Shumentrain Re / ...
43h 6m$471–891Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Shumencar
27h 24m$619–839Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
10h 29m$142–361Fly London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
10h 56m$106–260Train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
10h 57m$89–316Train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LTN - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Take the train from Varna to Shumentrain
11h 4m$191–475Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LGW - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Take the train from Varna to Shumentrain
11h 10m$149–497Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain
13h 27m$141–313Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
2d 16h$94–312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Shumencar
28h 32m$477–747
Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Shumen is to fly and train which costs $80 - $380 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from London to Shumen is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 7m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Shumen. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Shumen via Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Shumen. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Shumen via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 6m.
The distance between London and Shumen is 2452 km.
The best way to get from London to Shumen without a car is to bus which takes 34h 15m and costs $175 - $185.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from London to Shumen, including transfers.
London to Shumen bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Shumen train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
London to Shumen bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
What companies run services between London, England and Shumen, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Shumen via Bucharest and Buchurest in around 34h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Varna to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Varna to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $7–10
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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 Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Shumen is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 11:43 AM in London and 1:43 PM in Shumen.
London to Shumen train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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