There are 10 ways to get from Glasgow to Varna by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane EDI - VAR
9h 13m$165–433Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
12h 42m$112–325Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- 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
42h 16m$472–974Train, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- 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 nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
2d 1h$588–1,154Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varnacar
34h 10m$768–1,075Bus, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane EDI - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h 36m$198–507Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
46h 5m$249–339Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
2d 11hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
3d 3h$174–395Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Varnacar
35h 17m$644–1,022
Glasgow to Varna by train, foot, tram, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Varna is to bus and fly which costs $110 - $330 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Varna is to bus and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $160 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Varna. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Varna via London Victoria and Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Varna. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central 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 2 days 1h.
The distance between Glasgow and Varna is 2696 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Prague which takes 42h 16m and costs $470 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Glasgow to Varna, including transfers.
Glasgow to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Varna train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
Glasgow to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Varna via London Victoria, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 46h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- 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
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 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
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- 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
- $90–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- 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 Glasgow. It is currently 6:50 AM in Glasgow and 8:50 AM in Varna.
Glasgow to Varna train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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