There are 14 ways to get from London to Sliven by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, train
best- 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 the train from Burgas to Sliventrain
8h 42m$61–235Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
28h 30m$69–113Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Vaihingen(Enz)train Ice
- Take the train from Vaihingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain Ic
35h 36m$501–985Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Slivencar
25h 17mFly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain
11h 7m$124–329Fly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain
11h 29m$69–338Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - 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
11h 40mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport, train
- 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 the train from Varna to Zimnitsatrain
11h 17m$168–372Fly London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - 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
12h 7mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, 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 a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Razgrad
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Slivenbus
12h 8mBus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiubus
- Take the bus from Giurgiu to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
38h 19m$179–194Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus
41h 9m$300–618Bus and ferry, night train, bus
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
2d 18h$95–307Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Slivencar
26h 31m$483–792
Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sliven is to train and bus and night train which costs $65 - $120 and takes 28h 30m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sliven is to train and fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $60 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Sliven. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Sliven via Bucuresti, Giurgiu and Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 19m.
The distance between London and Sliven is 2514 km.
The best way to get from London to Sliven without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 28h 30m and costs $65 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from London to Sliven, including transfers.
London to Sliven bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Sliven bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Sliven is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 10:49 PM in London and 12:49 AM in Sliven.
There are 77+ hotels available in Sliven.
What companies run services between London, England and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Sliven via Bucharest, Bucuresti, Giurgiu, Veliko Tarnovo, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 38h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Phone
- 0345 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
- $19–40
- 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/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Burgas to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
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
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $13–16
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- 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 Varna to Zimnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Vaihingen(Enz)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Vaihingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $65–100
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- $160–290
- 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
- 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
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-274.620
- Website
- omertaimpex.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- omertaimpex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0743-337.546
- Website
- nelmatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- nelmatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Giurgiu to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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