There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Greece by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
6h 57m€147–327Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Varna to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 39
21h 26m€55–78Train, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Pleventrain Ic
- Take the bus from Pleven Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 82
20h 27m€60–82Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
22h 40m€59–93Drive 1,156.3 km
- Drive from Varna to Athenscar 1,156.3 km
13h 42m€216–312Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VAR - SKG
11h 45m€190–310Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
8h 41m€146–281Bus
- Take the bus from Varna to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athensbus
21h 17m€90–94Bus via Keşan
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Athensbus
22h 39m€112–161
Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Greece is to train and bus which costs €55 - €80 and takes 21h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €140 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna to Greece. However, there are services departing from Varna and arriving at Athens via Ruse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 17m.
The distance between Varna and Greece is 717 km. The road distance is 1156.3 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Greece without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 27m and costs €60 - €85.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Varna to Greece, including transfers.
Varna to Greece bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, depart from Varna station.
The best way to get from Varna to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €89 - €94 and takes 21h 17m.
Varna to Greece bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, arrive at Ruse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Greece is 1156 km. It takes approximately 13h 42m to drive from Varna to Greece.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Greece?
Bulgaria Air, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Varna to Athens via Ruse in around 21h 17m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–250
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
Train from Varna to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Pleven Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Varna to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
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