There are 8 ways to get from Iași to Varna by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Nicolina Hm. to Mangaliatrain Iaşi - Mangalia
- Take the bus from Mangalia to Varnabus
10h$56–64Train
cheapest- Take the train from Iași to Bucharesttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varnatrain Ic
14h 23m$50–57Bus via Brăila
- Take the bus from Iași Palatul Culturii to Brăilabus
- Take the bus from Brăila to Varnabus
12h 30m$51–91Drive 537.5 km
- Drive from Iași to Varnacar 537.5 km
8h 27m$103–148Fly Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IAS - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
7h 1m$86–199Bus
- Take the bus from Iași to Varnabus
12h 33m$84Fly Iași International Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane IAS - VAR
10h 37m$316–403Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Strășenibus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane RMO - VAR
11h 37m
Iași to Varna by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iași to Varna is to train which costs $50 - $60 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Iași to Varna is to fly and bus which takes 7h 1m and costs $85 - $200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Iași and arriving at Varna. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Iași to Varna. However, there are services departing from Iași and arriving at Varna via Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Iași and Varna is 639 km. The road distance is 537.5 km.
The best way to get from Iași to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h and costs $55 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Iași to Varna, including transfers.
Iași to Varna bus services, operated by Mercado Sud, depart from Iași Palatul Culturii station.
Iași to Varna train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Iași station.
The best way to get from Iași to Varna is to bus via Brăila which takes 12h 30m and costs $50 - $95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $50 - $60 and takes 14h 23m, you could also fly, which costs $310 - $410 and takes 10h 37m.
What companies run services between Iași, Romania and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Iași Palatul Culturii to Varna via Brăila in around 12h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Iași to Varna via Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna in around 14h 23m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Iași International Airport to Varna Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Varna Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Iași International Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Nicolina Hm. to Mangalia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43–47
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Iași to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Mangalia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $12–17
Bus from Iași Palatul Culturii to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $22–35
Bus from Brăila to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–59
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $28–40
- 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
- Phone
- +40 747 238 190
- [email protected]
- Website
- transaero-travel.ro
Bus from Iași to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- transaero-travel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Iasi Airport to Strășeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
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Booking & Getting There
Iași to Varna bus services, operated by Mercado Sud, arrive at Brăila station.
Iași to Varna train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iași to Varna is 538 km. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Iași to Varna.
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