There are 12 ways to get from Brighton to Varna by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LGW - VAR
8h 4m$182–458Bus, 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 18h$121–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
37h 53m$223–277Train, 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 night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
46h 36m$505–977Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varnacar
28h 24m$640–890Train to London City Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LCY - VAR
9h 41m$499–1,139Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LHR - VAR
9h 3m$259–588Train 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 42m$211–412Fly 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$145–502Train 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$239–556Train, bus via Prague
- 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 train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
38h 55m$419–826Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Varnacar
29h 33m$497–802
Brighton to Varna by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Varna is to bus and bus and ferry which costs $120 - $270 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Varna is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $210 - $420.
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 18h.
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, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 36m.
The distance between Brighton and Varna is 2321 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 53m and costs $220 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 4m 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?
Eurowings, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Varna Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London City Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $158
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 01273 886200
- [email protected]
- Website
- buses.co.uk
Bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.buses.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Varna is 2h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 11:16 AM in Brighton and 1:16 PM in Varna.
Brighton to Varna train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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