Sliven Getting there & around

Getting there & away

From the small bus station (662 629; ul Hadzhi Dimitâr), just past the massive Bila Supermarket, many daily buses and minibuses go to Stara Zagora (7 lv, one hour) and Plovdiv (9 lv, three hours). Regular buses serve Veliko Târnovo (11 lv, two hours, eight daily) and Sofia (16 lv, five hours, 10 daily). There are two daily buses to Kazanlâk (9 lv, one hour), and one to Ruse (14 lv, four hours).

Sliven’s train station (622 614) is, like those of Stara Zagora and Plovdiv, on the busy Sofia–Burgas line and so sees a lot of action. There are daily trains to Sofia (11.90 lv, 5½ hours, three daily), Burgas (5.40 lv, 1½ hours, seven daily), Kazanlâk (4.80 lv, two hours, six daily), Stara Zagora (5.10 lv, two hours, five daily), Plovdiv (8.40 lv, four hours, three daily), Ruse (10.90 lv, seven hours, three daily) and Varna (8.40 lv, four hours, three daily). Unlike the bus station, which closes at about 8pm, the train station is open all night.