There are 12 ways to get from Kraków to Varna by plane, bus, train, 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 John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Varna Airport
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane KRK - VAR
4h 16m$162–292Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane KRK - BBU
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
10h 9m$59–284Bus via Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Krakow to Ivano Frankivskbus
- Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
22h 37m$112–159Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain Ic / ...
- 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
31h 57m$272–502Drive 1,219.4 km
- Drive from Kraków to Varnacar 1,219.4 km
18h 7m$199–287Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane KTW - VAR
5h 37m$121–410Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane KTW - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 25m$178–404Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane KRK - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
7h 4m$144–466Train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
9h 43m$199–478Train, bus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Lvivtrain Mp
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
26h 55m$117–221Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1382
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984 / ...
28h 20m$156–229Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
30h 33m$145–575
Kraków to Varna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Varna is to fly and bus which costs $55 - $290 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Varna is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $160 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Krakow and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Ivano-Frankivsk and Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Varna. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Varna via Bohumin, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 57m.
The distance between Kraków and Varna is 998 km. The road distance is 1219.4 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Varna without a car is to bus via Ivano-Frankivsk which takes 22h 37m and costs $110 - $160.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Kraków to Varna, including transfers.
Kraków to Varna bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, depart from Krakow station.
Kraków to Varna train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Varna is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $160 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus via Ivano-Frankivsk, which costs $110 - $160 and takes 22h 37m, you could also train, which costs $270 - $500 and takes 31h 57m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Varna, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Krakow to Varna Central Bus Station via Ivano Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 22h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–270
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- 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
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- $40–60
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Krakow to Ivano Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- Matuszek
- 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
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–450
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Varna bus services, operated by Pavluks Trans, arrive at Ivano Frankivsk station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Kraków. It is currently 4:15 PM in Kraków and 5:15 PM in Varna.
Kraków to Varna train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Bohumin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Varna is 1219 km. It takes approximately 18h 7m to drive from Kraków to Varna.
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