How to get fromSvilengrad to Shumenby bus, train, night train, car or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Svilengrad to Shumen by bus, train, night train, car, or taxi

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Bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo
best
1. Take the bus from Kharmanli to Stara Zagora
2. Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Veliko Tarnovo
3. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Shumen Bus Station
8h 58m
$11–27
Bus, train
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Kharmanli to Stara Zagora
2. Take the train from Stara Zagora to ShumenRe
9h 42m
$10–20
Night train, train
1. Take the night train from Svilengrad to Gorna OryahovitsaBosphor Express
2. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Shumen2601 / ...
4h 46m
$14–24
Drive 233.3 km
1. Drive from Svilengrad to Shumen233.3 km
3h 38m
$37–54
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Svilengrad to Shumen233.3 km
3h 38m
$140–180
Bus
1. Take the bus from Svilengrad to Haskovo
2. Take the bus from Haskovo to Sliven
3. Take the bus from Sliven to Kotel
4. Take the bus from Kotel to Shumen
10h 31m

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Distance: 352.1 km
Duration: 8h 58m

What companies run services between Svilengrad, Bulgaria and Shumen, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Svilengrad to Shumen Bus Station via Harmanli, Kharmanli, Stara Zagora, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 8h 58m.

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Shumen(opens in a new window), Bulgaria(opens in a new window)

Shumen is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Shumen

Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria(Opens in a new window)

The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Паметник 1300 години България), also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument (Паметник на създателите на Българската държава), is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Shumen Plateau Nature Park(Opens in a new window)

The Shumen Plateau Nature Park (Bulgarian: Природен парк Шуменско плато) is located in the Shumen Plateau of the northern province of Shumen of Bulgaria, the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain. The Park encloses the Bukaka Reserve Forest, which is known for indigenous Fagus sylvatica Fagus sylvatica (common beech) moesiaca (the Balkan beech) forest. This Park was declared a National Park in 1980 and a Nature Park in 2003 to conserve its ecosystems and floral and faunal biodiversity, and to preserve its tableland landscape together with many tourist sites such as the Shumen fortress, the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, cave monasteries, and surface and underground karst caves. The park has the first thematic educational trail in the Karst Nature Park, constructed as part of a project titled "Natural Park of Shumen Plateau" with funds provided by the EU Cohesion Fund and the Republic of Bulgaria; the trail is integral to the Operational Program "Environment 2007–2013".

Shumen fortress(Opens in a new window)

The Shumen fortress (Bulgarian: Шуменска крепост, Shumenska krepost) is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria.

Palace of Omurtag(Opens in a new window)

The Palace of Omurtag or Aul (Aulē) of Omurtag (Bulgarian: Аул на Омуртаг, Aul na Omurtag) is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages located near the village of Han Krum in Shumen Province. The site has been pinpointed as the location of a fort and palace of Omurtag, ruler (kanasybigi) of the First Bulgarian Empire in 815–831, as mentioned in the Chatalar Inscription of 822. Earlier structures in the vicinity of the fortress have been identified as the Arian episcopal see of a Gothic bishop.

Places to stay in Shumen

Family Hotel Central(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Family hotel The Castle(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Familly Art Hotel Nirvana(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Contessa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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