There are 9 ways to get from Sliven to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Burgas Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sliven to Burgastrain
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BOJ - BUD
5h 56mFt 20,232–113,420Train to Sofia Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sliven to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
8h 53mFt 14,605–60,780Bus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Stationbus Citylines 57 / ...
17h 43mFt 23,940–31,229Drive 1,058.2 km
- Drive from Sliven to Budapestcar 1,058.2 km
10h 9mFt 62,299–89,987Train to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zimnitsa to Varnatrain
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VAR - BUD
10h 56mFt 48,503–130,927Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Sliven to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Razgradbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Razgrad to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OTP - BUD
9h 43mBus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane IST - BUD
12h 30mFt 25,522–66,355Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sliven to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Razgradbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Razgrad to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
10h 10mBus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Sliven to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N982
19h 31mFt 25,993–40,993
Sliven to Budapest by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sliven to Budapest is to bus which costs 23 000 Ft - 32 000 Ft and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sliven to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs 20 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Sliven to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Sliven and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 31m.
The distance between Sliven and Budapest is 988 km. The road distance is 1058.2 km.
The best way to get from Sliven to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 17h 43m and costs 23 000 Ft - 32 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Sliven to Budapest, including transfers.
Sliven to Budapest bus services, operated by Doris Bus, depart from Sliven station.
Sliven to Budapest bus services, operated by Doris Bus, arrive at Sofia station.
Budapest is 1h behind Sliven. It is currently 12:01 PM in Sliven and 11:01 AM in Budapest.
Yes, the driving distance between Sliven to Budapest is 1058 km. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Sliven to Budapest.
What companies run services between Sliven, Bulgaria and Budapest, Hungary?
Citylines operates a bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost Ft 23,000–31,000 and the journey takes 17h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–80,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–46,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–55,000
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–80,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–65,000
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–48,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–34,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–120,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–150,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–44,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–55,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sliven to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,400–2,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,000–2,200
Train from Sliven to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–4,900
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,000–4,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,200–4,900
Train from Zimnitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–3,200
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,700–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,300–3,200
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–31,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–11,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sliven to Kotel
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sliven to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,994
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Razgrad to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–95,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Razgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–95,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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