There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Sliven by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly to Burgas Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MAD - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Sliventrain
10h 25m$116–813Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain
11h 18m$66–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gironatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain Ic
42h 43m$333–484Train, bus via Dresden
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
- Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain Ic
2d$534–1,130Drive 3,158.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Slivencar 3,158.2 km
31h 48m$577–834Fly to Varna Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAD - VAR
- Take the train from Varna to Zimnitsatrain
12h 45m$168–365Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAD - 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 11mBus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$271–360Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
2d 11h$295–480Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Slivencar
42h 44m$718–1,031
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Sliven is to fly and train which costs $65 - $230 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 10h 25m and costs $110 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Sliven station. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station via Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Madrid and Sliven is 2733 km. The road distance is 3158.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Sliven without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 43m and costs $330 - $490.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Madrid to Sliven, including transfers.
Madrid to Sliven bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Sliven bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 1:24 AM in Madrid and 2:24 AM in Sliven.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Sliven is 3158 km. It takes approximately 31h 48m to drive from Madrid to Sliven.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sliven Central Bus Station via Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- 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
- $5–7
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $13–15
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- 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
- $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
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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