There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Varna by plane, train, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DUS - VAR
5h 19m$184–431Fly Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DTM - VAR
6h 26m$112–446Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
29h 33m$267–775Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
39h 16m$337–672Drive 2,224.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Varnacar 2,224.2 km
22h 45m$367–530Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
5h 56m$175–577Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
6h 30m$248–745Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUS - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 7m$202–550Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N23 / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
30h 45m$143–292Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
42h 15m$205–601Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
42h 46mDrive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Varnacar
25h 45m$448–649
Essen to Varna by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Varna is to bus via Prague which costs $140 - $300 and takes 30h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Varna is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $180 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Varna. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Varna via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Varna. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Varna via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 16m.
The distance between Essen and Varna is 1860 km. The road distance is 2224.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 29h 33m and costs $260 - $800.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Essen to Varna, including transfers.
Essen to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Varna train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Varna is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $180 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 30h 45m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Varna, Bulgaria?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and Austrian Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Varna via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Praga in around 30h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- 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
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 3:03 AM in Essen and 4:03 AM in Varna.
Essen to Varna train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Varna is 2224 km. It takes approximately 22h 45m to drive from Essen to Varna.
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