There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Varna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or shuttle
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Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VLC - VAR
9h 49m$165–392Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ALC - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
11h 57m$99–347Bus via Arad
- Take the bus from Alicante Calle Portugal to Aradbus
- Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Varnabus
47h 56m$199–247Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Praha-Holesovicenighttrain En
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
2d 1h$559–952Drive 3,232 km
- Drive from Alicante to Varnacar 3,232 km
33h 18m$591–853Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane ALC - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
10h 16m$225–419Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ALC - VAR
8h 54m$147–405Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VLC - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
14h 3m$127–364Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
2d 10h$198–256Bus #2
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984
2d 12h$358–553
Alicante to Varna by train, night train, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Varna is to train and fly and bus which costs $120 - $370 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 54m and costs $140 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Varna. However, there are services departing from Alicante Calle Portugal and arriving at Varna via Arad, Autogara Transdara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 56m.
The distance between Alicante and Varna is 2584 km. The road distance is 3232 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Varna without a car is to bus via Arad which takes 47h 56m and costs $190 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Alicante to Varna, including transfers.
Alicante to Varna bus services, operated by Matei Unitrans, depart from Alicante Calle Portugal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Varna is to bus via Arad which takes 47h 56m and costs $190 - $250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $410 and takes 8h 54m.
Alicante to Varna bus services, operated by Matei Unitrans, arrive at Arad station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Alicante. It is currently 1:52 PM in Alicante and 2:52 PM in Varna.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Alicante Calle Portugal to Varna via Arad and Arad, Autogara Transdara in around 47h 56m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and Austrian Airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Alicante Calle Portugal to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- 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 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $280–430
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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