There are 11 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 54m$198–423Fly 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 23m$63–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain
44h 50m$183–391Train, bus via Mannheim
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain
45h 20m$402–645Drive 3,158.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Slivencar 3,158.4 km
31h 55m$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 36m$150–440Fly 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 16mBus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain 3621 / ...
2d 4h$154–221Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
2d 7h$151–198Bus via Sibiu
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgoviştebus
- Take the bus from Târgovişte to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Slivenbus
2d 9hDrive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Slivencar
33h 50m$692–983
Madrid to Sliven by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Sliven is to fly and train which costs $60 - $230 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 10h 54m and costs $190 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Sliven station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Madrid and Sliven is 2733 km. The road distance is 3158.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Sliven without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 50m and costs $180 - $400.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Madrid to Sliven, including transfers.
Madrid to Sliven bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Sliven bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 2:07 PM in Madrid and 3:07 PM in Sliven.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Sliven is 3158 km. It takes approximately 31h 55m to drive from Madrid to Sliven.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sliven Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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 Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- 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 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 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $55–85
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $127
- Website
- Air Kona
- 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
- $160–280
- 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
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- 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
- +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/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +4-0743-335.888
- Website
- atyc.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Târgovişte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- atyc.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Kotel to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
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