There are 9 ways to get from Ljubljana to Varna by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ljubljana
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LJU - VAR
8h 17m$253–645Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofiabus N981
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain Ic
23h 57m$99–162Bus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pomoriebus
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Varnabus
20h 40m$180–244Drive 1,357.5 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Varnacar 1,357.5 km
13h 27m$214–309Bus to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane GRZ - VAR
13h 47m$606–1,420Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ZAG - VAR
7h 17m$192–868Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
8h 47m$483–785Bus, train via Sofia
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain Ic
20h 55m$142–175Train, bus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 28 / ...
32h 2m$194–271
Ljubljana to Varna by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Varna is to bus and train which costs $95 - $170 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Varna is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Ljubljana to Varna. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Varna via Sofia Central Bus Station and Pomorie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Varna is 1141 km. The road distance is 1357.5 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs $180 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Ljubljana to Varna, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Varna bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $250 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $250 and takes 20h 40m.
Ljubljana to Varna bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Ljubljana. It is currently 8:35 PM in Ljubljana and 9:35 PM in Varna.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Varna, Bulgaria?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ljubljana to Varna via Sofia Central Bus Station and Pomorie in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–11
- 1st Class
- $8–11
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–11
- 1st Class
- $8–12
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $92
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $92
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pomorie
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 056 846081
- [email protected]
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Pomorie to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 886 618 849
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Pomorie to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- autogaravn.com
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Pomorie to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- $313
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $30–85
- Private
- $160–210
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140–255
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- $197
- 4-8 persons
- $255
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300–350
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $300–350
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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