There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Nesebar by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, or car 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Nesebar
6h 49m$158–571Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane CGN - BOJ
5h 59m$105–355Bus
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
- Take the bus from Varna to Sunny Beachbus
31h 51m$193–208Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ploiesti Vesttrain 347
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Mangaliatrain
- Take the bus from Mangalia to Nesebarbus
37h 44mDrive 2,270.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Nesebarcar 2,270.6 km
20h 2m$374–541Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Nesebar
7h 24m$245–690Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DTM - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Nesebar
8h 23mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus Citylines 64 / ...
38h 24m$163–295Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
41h 4m$155–280Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Nesebarcar
24h 42m$410–577
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Nesebar is to train and bus which costs $150 - $280 and takes 41h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Nesebar is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $100 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Nesebar. However, there are services departing from Köln Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Nesebar via Buchurest, Varna and Sunny Beach. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 51m.
The distance between Cologne and Nesebar is 1898 km. The road distance is 2270.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Nesebar without a car is to bus which takes 31h 51m and costs $190 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Cologne to Nesebar, including transfers.
Cologne to Nesebar bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Köln Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Nesebar is to bus which takes 31h 51m and costs $190 - $210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $360 and takes 5h 59m.
Cologne to Nesebar bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Nesebar is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:26 in Cologne and 11:26 in Nesebar.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Nesebar, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Nesebar via Bucharest, Buchurest, Varna, and Sunny Beach in around 31h 51m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) twice a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Mangalia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Nesebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Nesebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Nesebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 056 846081
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- +40 747 238 190
- office@transaero-travel.ro
- Website
- transaero-travel.ro
Bus from Mangalia to Nesebar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transaero-travel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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