There are 8 ways to get from Bologna to Varna by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BLQ - VAR
7h 49m$183–545Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain Ic
29h 49m$114–118Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain Ic
26h 57m$124–146Drive 1,710.7 km
- Drive from Bologna to Varnacar 1,710.7 km
17h 11m$310–447Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FLR - VAR
7h 8m$263–416Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane BLQ - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h 57m$179–399Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1697 / ...
28h 30m$136–161Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984
34h 7m$183–299
Bologna to Varna by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Varna is to bus and train which costs $114 - $118 and takes 29h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Varna is to train and fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $260 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
The distance between Bologna and Varna is 1345 km. The road distance is 1710.7 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Sofia which takes 26h 57m and costs $120 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Bologna to Varna, including transfers.
Bologna to Varna bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Varna is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $180 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $170 and takes 28h 30m.
Bologna to Varna bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Bologna. It is currently 1:30 PM in Bologna and 2:30 PM in Varna.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Varna, Bulgaria?
Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Varna Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Burgas Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $9–12
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- 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
- $85–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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