There are 12 ways to get from Groningen to Varna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, 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.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane AMS - VAR
8h 54m$236–568Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
41h$136–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Constanţatrain
- Take the bus from Constanta to Varnabus
35h 53m$226–326Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the nighttrain from Deventer to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
42h$342–634Drive 2,361.7 km
- Drive from Groningen to Varnacar 2,361.7 km
23h 8m$562–811Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane HAM - VAR
9h 17m$178–629Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane EIN - VAR
8h 22m$168–511Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
10h 16m$263–505Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
13h 3m$162–419Train, night train
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Arnhem Centraal 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
43h 5m$332–603Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984
46h 40m$264–411Drive, car train
- Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Varnacar
29h 2m$431–622
Groningen to Varna by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Varna is to bus via Sofia which costs $130 - $220 and takes 41h.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Varna is to train and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Bremen and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Varna. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Varna via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 5m.
The distance between Groningen and Varna is 2209 km. The road distance is 2361.7 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 53m and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Groningen to Varna, including transfers.
Groningen to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Varna train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
Groningen to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Varna Central Bus Station via Bremen Fernbusterminal, Bremen, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 41h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Varna Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $184–187
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $30–50
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $14–22
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $30–50
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $18–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $19–28
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Deventer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
Night train from Arnhem Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- $95–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–80
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanta to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $15–21
- Phone
- +40 747 238 190
- [email protected]
- Website
- transaero-travel.ro
Bus from Constanta to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transaero-travel.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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bremen to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Varna is 1h ahead of Groningen. It is currently 10:09 PM in Groningen and 11:09 PM in Varna.
Groningen to Varna train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Varna is 2362 km. It takes approximately 23h 8m to drive from Groningen to Varna.
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