There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Burgas by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or night 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 to Varna Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MEL - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgas
28h 9m$755–1,610Fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane MEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
29h 29m$557–1,007Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MEL - BOJ
30h 7m$871–1,223Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MEL - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
31h 5m$707–1,158Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MEL - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Burgastrain
33h 21m$677–1,230Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MEL - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain
33h 3m$579–1,153
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Burgas is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 29h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Burgas is to fly and shuttle which takes 28h 9m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Melbourne and Burgas is 14923 km.
It takes approximately 28h 9m to get from Melbourne to Burgas, including transfers.
Burgas is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:37 PM in Melbourne and 5:37 AM in Burgas.
There are 1826+ hotels available in Burgas.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Burgas, Bulgaria?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Dubai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
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