There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Burgas by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Burgas Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MAD - BOJ
8h 58m$102–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gironatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Burgastrain Ic
43h 46m$330–464Drive 3,242.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Burgascar 3,242.7 km
32h 14m$593–856Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAD - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgas
10h 20m$226–512Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
2d 3h$264–325Bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Citylines 64 / ...
2d 12h$275–412Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá de Henarestrain C2 / ...
- Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Videletrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Videle to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
2d 15h$205–267
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Burgas is to fly which costs $100 - $300 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Burgas is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $100 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Burgas station. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Burgas Bus Station South via Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Madrid and Burgas is 2615 km. The road distance is 3242.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Burgas without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 46m and costs $330 - $470.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Madrid to Burgas, including transfers.
Madrid to Burgas bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Burgas is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $100 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $330 and takes 2 days 3h.
Madrid to Burgas bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Burgas is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 2:01 PM in Madrid and 3:01 PM in Burgas.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Burgas, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Burgas Bus Station South via Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá de Henares
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Night train from Videle to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá de Henares
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Deva to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–37
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Alcalá de Henares to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Citylines
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