There are 9 ways to get from Sliven to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or night train
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sliven to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
8h 50mFt 13,395–52,448Bus, night train to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Sliven to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
9h 50mFt 13,139–49,108Bus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Stationbus Citylines 57 / ...
17h 43mDrive 1,058.2 km
- Drive from Sliven to Budapestcar 1,058.2 km
10h 8mFt 57,702–83,348Train to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sliven to Burgastrain
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BOJ - BUD
5h 55mFt 17,119–98,218Bus, 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 33mBus 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 15mFt 25,219–64,560Train 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
8h 22mFt 48,376–153,660Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Sliven to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N982
19h 31mFt 25,601–40,601
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sliven to Budapest is to bus and night train and fly which costs 13 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sliven to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs 17 000 Ft - 100 000 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 923 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 .
It takes approximately 8h 50m 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 Central Bus Station.
Budapest is 1h behind Sliven. It is currently 12:25 AM in Sliven and 11:25 PM in Budapest.
Yes, the driving distance between Sliven to Budapest is 1058 km. It takes approximately 10h 8m 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 4 times a week, and the journey takes 17h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–44,000
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–90,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–48,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–49,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–49,000
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–95,000
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- 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 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–34,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–90,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–120,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–90,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–50,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–120,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sliven to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–4,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,800–3,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,900–4,600
Train from Sliven to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,300–1,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,800–2,100
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–3,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,200–3,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,200–3,600
Train from Zimnitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–3,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,600–2,300
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,100–3,000
- 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 Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,601
- 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 49,000–90,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 62 60 22 60
- info@alexok.com
- Website
- alexok.com
Bus from Sliven to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–3,200
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
- 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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