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 34m$168–243Fly 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$63–209Train, bus via Aix-en-Provence
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Aix-en-Provence, Gare SNCF to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain
44h 42m$255–346Drive 3,158.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Slivencar 3,158.2 km
31h 54m$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$155–350Fly 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 16mTrain, 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
45h 15m$176–315Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
2d 4h$166–235Bus
- 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$153–200Drive, 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 48m$692–983
Madrid to Sliven by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Sliven is to fly and train which costs $60 - $210 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 10h 34m and costs $160 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Sliven station. However, there are services departing from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
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 via Aix-en-Provence which takes 44h 42m and costs $250 - $350.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Madrid to Sliven, including transfers.
Madrid to Sliven bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur station.
Madrid to Sliven bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 3:39 PM in Madrid and 4:39 PM in Sliven.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Sliven is 3158 km. It takes approximately 31h 54m to drive from Madrid to Sliven.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sliven Central Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- 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
- $170–500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
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
- $170–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- 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
- $120–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- 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
- $120–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- 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
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $13–16
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
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 Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- 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
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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 Aix-en-Provence, Gare SNCF to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- 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
- +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
- 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
- $19
- 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/
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