There are 6 ways to get from Košice to Balchik by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane KSC - VAR
7h 15m$170–530Bus via Suceava
cheapest- Take the bus from Kosice Bus Station to Michalovce Stationbus
- Take the bus from Michalovce Station to Uzhhorod Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Uzhhorod Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Albenabus
33h 52m$51–82Train, bus
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ec
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnoktrain Ic
- Take the train from Szolnok to Bucuresti Nordtrain Ic
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Stationbus 984
26h 18m$188–324Bus
- Take the bus from Košice to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna to Balchik kv. Levskibus
27h 39m$112–156Drive 1,035.8 km
- Drive from Košice to Balchikcar 1,035.8 km
15h 14m$191–275Fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane KSC - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
11h 56m$321–1,530
Košice to Balchik by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Košice to Balchik is to bus via Suceava which costs $50 - $85 and takes 33h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Košice to Balchik is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Košice to Balchik. However, there are services departing from Košice and arriving at Balchik kv. Levski via Budapest Nepliget Bus Station and Varna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 39m.
The distance between Košice and Balchik is 837 km. The road distance is 1035.8 km.
The best way to get from Košice to Balchik without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 18m and costs $180 - $330.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Košice to Balchik, including transfers.
Košice to Balchik bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Košice station.
The best way to get from Košice to Balchik is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $170 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $160 and takes 27h 39m.
Košice to Balchik bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Népliget bus station.
Balchik is 1h ahead of Košice. It is currently 11:47 PM in Košice and 12:47 AM in Balchik.
What companies run services between Košice, Slovakia and Balchik, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, LOT, and Bulgaria Air fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Varna Airport (VAR) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Košice to Balchik kv. Levski via Budapest Népliget bus station, Budapest Nepliget Bus Station, and Varna in around 27h 39m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Košice International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Košice International Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Košice International Airport to Burgas Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Košice International Airport to Varna Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Košice to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 886 618 849
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Varna to Balchik kv. Levski
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- autogaravn.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
- $85–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +421 915 733 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.sk
Bus from Kosice Bus Station to Michalovce Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- arriva.sk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Bus from Michalovce Station to Uzhhorod Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Michalovce Station to Uzhhorod Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- Phone
- +40 756 140 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- sincarom.ro
Bus from Suceava to Albena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- sincarom.autogari.ro
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