There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Sliven by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly to Varna Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ZRH - VAR
- Take the train from Varna to Sliventrain
8h 43m$183–451Train, bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain Ic
28h 34m$93–154Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbftrain rjx 167
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 28 / ...
30h 12m$124–188Drive 1,846.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Slivencar 1,846.1 km
19h 5m$373–538Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain
10h$105–263Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
11h 21m$110–297Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
31h 45m$140–203Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Slivenbus
33h 30m$148–182Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Ice Stadium to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus
36h 48m$163–664
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sliven is to train and bus via Sofia which costs $90 - $160 and takes 28h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 8h 43m and costs $180 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Sliven station. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Sliven Central Bus Station via Munich Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 45m.
The distance between Zurich and Sliven is 1803 km. The road distance is 1846.1 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Sliven without a car is to train and bus via Sofia which takes 28h 34m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Zurich to Sliven, including transfers.
Zurich to Sliven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Sliven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Munich - Bus Station.
Sliven is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:08 AM in Zurich and 11:08 AM in Sliven.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Sliven is 1846 km. It takes approximately 19h 5m to drive from Zurich to Sliven.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Sliven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Zürich to Sliven Central Bus Station via Munich Central Bus Station in around 31h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Innsbruck Ice Stadium to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 62 60 22 60
- info@alexok.com
- Website
- alexok.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Innsbruck Ice Stadium to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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