There are 6 ways to get from Poti to Varna by bus, plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Minibus, fly
best- Take the bus from Poti to Batumibus
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BUS - VAR
10h 5mTrain, bus, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Poti to Samtrediatrain 873
- Take the bus from Samtredia to Gebzebus
- Take the train from Darica to Halkalitrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Alpullutrain
- Take the nighttrain from Alpullu to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Varnatrain Ic
38h 37m$64–121Minibus, drive, bus
- Take the bus from Poti to Batumibus
- Drive from Gonio to Borçka bus stationcar
- Take the bus from Borçka bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Varnabus
34h 47mCar ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Poti to Constanțacarferry
- Take the bus from Agigea to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
2d 5h$231–797Drive 1,742.9 km
- Drive from Poti to Varnacar 1,742.9 km
23h 12m$275–397Minibus, car ferry, bus
- Take the bus from Poti to Batumibus
- Take the carferry from Batumi to Burgascarferry
- Take the bus from Burgas South to Varnabus
2d 15h
Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Poti to Varna is to train and bus and night train which costs $60 - $130 and takes 38h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Poti to Varna is to drive which takes 23h 12m and costs $270 - $400.
The distance between Poti and Varna is 1231 km. The road distance is 1742.9 km.
The best way to get from Poti to Varna without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $230 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Poti to Varna, including transfers.
Varna is 1h behind Poti. It is currently 7:58 AM in Poti and 6:58 AM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between Poti to Varna is 1743 km. It takes approximately 23h 12m to drive from Poti to Varna.
There are 2086+ hotels available in Varna.
What companies run services between Poti, Georgia and Varna, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Poti to Varna. However, you can take the bus to Batumi, walk to Church, take the line 10 bus to Batumi Airport, walk to Batumi International Airport (BUS) airport, fly to Varna Airport (VAR), walk to Varna Airport, then take the shuttle to Varna. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Poti to Varna via Batumi, Shavsheti, Gonio, Borçka bus station, and Istanbul in around 34h 47m.
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Varna Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Phone
- +995 32 2199010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Georgian Railway
Train from Poti to Samtredia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- Georgian Railway
- Website
- Georgian Railway
- 2 Class
- $4–5
- Business Class
- $15
- 1 Class
- $10
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Darica to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkali to Alpullu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Alpullu to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Bus from Poti to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- lebristolgeorgia.ru
Bus from Poti to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- lebristolgeorgia.ru
Bus from Poti to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- lebristolgeorgia.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Borçka bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–47
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $23–35
Bus from Samtredia to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–80
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $55–80
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Agigea to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- [email protected]
- Website
- Burgas Bus
Bus from Burgas South to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Burgas Bus
- Phone
- +380 (482) 34- 82-96
- [email protected]
- Website
- ukrferry.com
Car ferry from Poti to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Schedules at
- ukrferry.com
- Person
- $220–450
- Car
- $500–800
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
Car ferry from Batumi to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
- Motorcycle
- $35–280
- Child ticket
- $85–120
- Adult passenger
- $220–250
- Personal Car
- $613–614
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