There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Sliven by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)VIE - VAR
- Take the train from Varna to Sliven
8h 48m$166–390Fly Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
9h 13m$54–255Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Sliven Central Bus StationCitylines 28 / ...
21h 15m$80–110Drive 1,250.7 km
- Drive from Vienna to Sliven1,250.7 km
13h 15m$236–340Fly Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)VIE - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Sliven
7h 42m$90–359Fly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)VIE - 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
10h 6mTrain to Bratislava Airport, fly to Varna Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Varna Airport (VAR)BTS - VAR
- Take the train from Varna to Sliven
10h 29m$198–541Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to SofiaN982
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliven3601 / ...
24h 7m$62–118
Vienna to Sliven by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Sliven is to bus and train which costs $60 - $120 and takes 24h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs $85 - $360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz station and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 21h 15m.
The distance between Vienna and Sliven is 1267 km. The road distance is 1250.7 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Sliven without a car is to bus which takes 21h 15m and costs $80 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Vienna to Sliven, including transfers.
Vienna to Sliven bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Sliven bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sliven Central Bus Station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 3:32 PM in Vienna and 4:32 PM in Sliven.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Sliven is 1251 km. It takes approximately 13h 15m to drive from Vienna to Sliven.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Sliven, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Sliven Central Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $80–110 and the journey takes 21h 15m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- 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
- $5–7
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
Train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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