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$193–456Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain
10h$110–263Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain Ic
29h 36m$246–528Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 28 / ...
31h 15m$207–296Drive 1,846.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Slivencar 1,846.1 km
19h 5m$373–538Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus
11h 21m$115–308Bus
- 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$141–205Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain Ic
33h 55m$135–174Train, 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$164–662
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sliven is to bus and train which costs $130 - $180 and takes 33h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sliven is to fly and train which takes 8h 43m and costs $190 - $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 29h 36m and costs $240 - $550.
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 12:54 PM in Zurich and 1:54 PM 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
- $140–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
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
- $110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Sliven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- *
- $140–220
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $120–190
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Innsbruck Ice Stadium to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Citylines
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
- Citylines
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
- Citylines
Bus from Innsbruck Ice Stadium to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- alexok.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar 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
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