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How to get fromMadrid to Slivenby plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Sliven by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly to Sofia Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MAD - SOF
    2. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Sliventrain train
    11h 19m
    $61–300

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain train Avn / ...
    3. Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Padovabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain train Ic
    42h 34m
    $290–457

  3. Drive  3,157.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Slivencar car 3,157.1 km
    31h 50m
    $577–834

  4. Fly to Burgas Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane MAD - BOJ
    2. Take the train from Burgas to Sliventrain train
    11h 27m
    $105–329

  5. Fly to Varna Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane MAD - VAR
    2. Take the train from Varna to Zimnitsatrain train
    12h 37m
    $185–418

  6. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAD - OTP
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain night train
    3. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Slivenbus bus
    12h 45m
    $70–313

  7. Train, bus via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 60
    5. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Sofiabus bus
    6. Take the train from Sofia to Sliventrain train Ic
    46h 40m
    $421–851

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 1h
    $261–315

  9. Bus via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 64 / ...
    2d 11h
    $280–431

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Slivencar car
    43h 3m
    $718–1,031

Madrid to Sliven by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration46h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$421Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,544.6 km
  • Duration: 11h 19m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sliven, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sliven Central Bus Station via Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 1h.

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