There are 10 ways to get from Brighton to Varna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LHR - VAR
9h 23m$308–538Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Stationbus 29 / ...
- Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$113–255Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
37h 56m$218–273Train, night train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varnatrain Ic
47h 7m$525–899Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varnacar
28h 16m$638–888Train to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LTN - VAR
7h 38m$204–463Train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LTN - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
10h 16m$206–687Fly London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LGW - VAR
7h 54m$185–449Fly London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LGW - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 47m$192–543Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Varnacar
29h 25m$516–837
Brighton to Varna by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Varna is to bus and bus and ferry which costs $110 - $260 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Varna is to train and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $200 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Varna station. However, there are services departing from St Peter's Church and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Railway Station, Maidstone and Bucharest Horoscop Hotel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Varna. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Varna via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 7m.
The distance between Brighton and Varna is 2423 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 56m and costs $210 - $280.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Brighton to Varna, including transfers.
Brighton to Varna bus services, operated by Brighton & Hove, depart from St Peter's Church station.
Brighton to Varna train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
Brighton to Varna bus services, operated by Brighton & Hove, arrive at Railway Station.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Varna, Bulgaria?
Condor Flugdienst, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Varna Airport (VAR) once daily.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- +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
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- 01273 886200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brighton & Hove
Bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- Brighton & Hove
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Varna is 2h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 11:00 PM in Brighton and 1:00 AM in Varna.
Brighton to Varna train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
There are 2054+ hotels available in Varna.

























































