There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Varna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or shuttle
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
5h 50m$208–558Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
27h 40m$130–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
27h 1m$244–664Train, night train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
35h 17m$436–844Drive 1,981.1 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Varnacar 1,981.1 km
20h 37m$327–472Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane STR - VAR
6h 1m$199–615Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane STR - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 33m$237–714Train to Frankfurt, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane FRA - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 32m$266–577Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Varnabus
38h 56m$175–318Bus #2
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
39h 2m$156–208
Heidelberg to Varna by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Varna is to bus which costs $150 - $210 and takes 39h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Varna is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $200 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Varna. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg and arriving at Varna via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Varna. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Varna via Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 17m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Varna is 1746 km. The road distance is 1981.1 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 1m and costs $240 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Heidelberg to Varna, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Varna bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Heidelberg station.
Heidelberg to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Heidelberg to Varna bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Heidelberg to Varna via Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal and Praga in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- 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
- $4–7
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- 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
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Heidelberg to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Varna is 1h ahead of Heidelberg. It is currently 11:31 PM in Heidelberg and 12:31 AM in Varna.
Heidelberg to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Varna is 1981 km. It takes approximately 20h 37m to drive from Heidelberg to Varna.
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