There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Varna by plane, shuttle, or bus
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 Varna Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CPT - VAR
15h 25m$456–1,408Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CPT - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
21h 4m$343–1,070Fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane CPT - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
21h 18m$509–1,482Fly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane CPT - CND
- Take the bus from Mihail Kogalniceanu Aeroport to Varnabus
20h 49m$532–1,841
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Varna is to fly and bus which costs $340 - $1,100 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Varna is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs $450 - $1,500.
The distance between Cape Town and Varna is 8664 km.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Cape Town to Varna, including transfers.
Varna is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 4:46 PM in Cape Town and 5:46 PM in Varna.
There are 2076+ hotels available in Varna.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Varna, Bulgaria?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Varna Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via Istanbul, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via Zurich, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via Istanbul, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Burgas Airport via Zurich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- 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
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Mihail Kogalniceanu Aeroport to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $16–23
- 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
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