There are 10 ways to get from Naples to Sliven by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, night train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varna Airport, train
best- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Varna Airport (VAR)NAP - VAR
- Take the train from Varna to Sliven
9h 3m$167–328Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)NAP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
7h 3m$43–218Bus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
25h 45m$188–196Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Naples to Port Of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Sliven
22h 7m$232–338Fly to Istanbul, bus, train
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Istanbul (IST)NAP - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Burgas Bus Station South
- Take the train from Burgas to Sliven
11h 18m$152–374Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, night train, bus
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)NAP - BBU
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sliven
8h 59m$64–215Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)NAP - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Razgrad
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Kotel
- Take the bus from Kotel to Sliven
8h 11mTrain, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to PadovaFr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to SlivenRe
27h 10m$178–253Train, bus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Trieste Centrale Station
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to SlivenRe
27h 36m$179–305Train, Bus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to TarantoIc
- Take the bus from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to SlivenRe
32h 49m
Naples to Sliven by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naples to Sliven is to fly and train which costs $40 - $220 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Naples to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs $40 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Naples to Sliven station. However, there are services departing from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station via Bari Porto, Tirana and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 45m.
The distance between Naples and Sliven is 1366 km.
The best way to get from Naples to Sliven without a car is to bus which takes 25h 45m and costs $185 - $200.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Naples to Sliven, including transfers.
Naples to Sliven bus services, operated by Sita Sud S.r.l., depart from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Naples to Sliven bus services, operated by Sita Sud S.r.l., arrive at Bari-Porto station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Naples. It is currently 5:51 AM in Naples and 6:51 AM in Sliven.
There are 78+ hotels available in Sliven.
What companies run services between Naples, Italy and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sliven Central Bus Station via Bari-Porto, Bari Porto, Tirana, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 25h 45m.
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- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Train from Burgas to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- 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
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Trieste Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–18
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- $19–27
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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 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
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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