There are 8 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 13m$103–256Train, bus via Padova
- 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 45m$336–486Drive 3,243.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Burgascar 3,243.8 km
32h 11m$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 5m$201–453Bus
- 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$272–373Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain Ic
2d 3h$291–543Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Burgasbus
2d 11h$449–724Bus 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$327–533
Madrid to Burgas by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Burgas is to fly which costs $100 - $260 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Burgas is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $100 - $260.
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 3243.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Burgas without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 43h 45m and costs $330 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 13m 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 13m and costs $100 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $380 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 6:21 AM in Madrid and 7:21 AM in Burgas.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Burgas, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and two 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 Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- $140–180
- 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
- $104
- 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
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $23–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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