There are 6 ways to get from Mannheim to Varna by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
5h 18m$189–447Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Varnabus
38h 27m$128–203Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Constanţatrain
- Take the bus from Constanta to Varnabus
29h 31m$188–240Train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 967 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varnatrain Ic
34h 57m$377–679Drive 1,997.2 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Varnacar 1,997.2 km
20h 40m$414–598Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
37h 5m$140–200
Mannheim to Varna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Varna is to bus which costs $140 - $200 and takes 37h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Varna is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $180 - $450.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim Central Bus Station station and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 37h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Varna. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Varna via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 57m.
The distance between Mannheim and Varna is 1728 km. The road distance is 1997.2 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Bucharest which takes 29h 31m and costs $180 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Mannheim to Varna, including transfers.
Mannheim to Varna bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Mannheim Central Bus Station.
Mannheim to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Varna is to train which takes 34h 57m and costs $370 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $200 and takes 37h 5m.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Varna via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord, and Ruse Razpredelitelna in around 34h 57m. Alternatively, Citylines operates a bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $140–200 and the journey takes 37h 5m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- 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
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $10–17
- 1st Class
- $19–28
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanta to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $15–21
- Phone
- +40 747 238 190
- [email protected]
- Website
- transaero-travel.ro
Bus from Constanta to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transaero-travel.autogari.ro
- 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
- $140–200
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Mannheim to Varna bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Mannheim. It is currently 1:55 AM in Mannheim and 2:55 AM in Varna.
Mannheim to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Varna is 1997 km. It takes approximately 20h 40m to drive from Mannheim to Varna.
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