There are 9 ways to get from Sliven to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 58mFt 13,306–50,308Bus, 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 58mFt 13,058–50,890Bus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Stationbus Citylines 57 / ...
17h 43mFt 21,797–55,255Drive 1,058.2 km
- Drive from Sliven to Budapestcar 1,058.2 km
10h 8mFt 56,201–81,179Train 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
6h 3mFt 15,059–88,138Bus, 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 40mBus 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 23mFt 25,736–70,036Train 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 30mFt 50,365–152,531Bus 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 25,435–40,435
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sliven to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 13 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sliven to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs 15 000 Ft - 90 000 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 21 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 58m 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 2:37 AM in Sliven and 1:37 AM 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. Tickets cost Ft 21,000–28,000 and the journey takes 17h 30m. Karat-S also services this route once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–43,000
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–80,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–46,000
- 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 12,000–45,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–45,000
Flights from Burgas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–90,000
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–50,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–35,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–80,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–46,000
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–180,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–180,000
- 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, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–46,000
- 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 2,700–4,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,700–3,800
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,800–4,500
Train from Sliven to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,200–1,800
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,800–2,000
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–3,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,200–3,100
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,100–3,500
Train from Zimnitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,600–2,300
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,000–2,900
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–28,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–10,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- 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 5,436
- 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 48,000–85,000
- 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 7,500–8,500
- 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 1,800–3,100
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.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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