There are 9 ways to get from Varna to (Olymp) by train, bus, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus, taxi via Blagoevgrad
best- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Katerínibus
- Take the taxi from Kateríni to (Olymp)taxi
17h 43m€101–133Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Varna to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, KTELbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Litochorotrain Re
- Take the taxi from Litochoro to (Olymp)taxi
18h 6m€122–184Drive 826 km
- Drive from Varna to (Olymp)car 826 km
11h 3m€150–217Fly Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, taxi
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VAR - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Litochorotrain
- Take the taxi from Litochoro to (Olymp)taxi
10h 42m€237–411Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Katerínibus
- Take the taxi from Litochoro to (Olymp)taxi
18h 7m€136–217Shuttle, bus, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Veliko Tarnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the bus from Aristotelous Square to Olympusbus
- Take the taxi from Olympus to (Olymp)taxi
19h 22m€270–472Train, bus, taxi #2
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Litochorotrain Re
- Take the taxi from Litochoro to (Olymp)taxi
20h 38m€121–164Fly Varna Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Leptokarya
- Take the taxi from Leptokarya to (Olymp)taxi
11h 50mShuttle, bus to Istanbul, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Burgas
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Litochorotrain
- Take the taxi from Litochoro to (Olymp)taxi
17h 39m€292–513
Varna Airport (VAR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to (Olymp) is to train and bus and taxi via Blagoevgrad which costs €100 - €140 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to (Olymp) is to fly and train and taxi which takes 10h 42m and costs €230 - €420.
The distance between Varna and (Olymp) is 995 km. The road distance is 826 km.
The best way to get from Varna to (Olymp) without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Blagoevgrad which takes 17h 43m and costs €100 - €140.
It takes approximately 17h 43m to get from Varna to (Olymp), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to (Olymp) is 826 km. It takes approximately 11h 3m to drive from Varna to (Olymp).
There are 1263+ hotels available in (Olymp).
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and (Olymp), Thessaly, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Varna to (Olymp). However, you can take the train to Sofia Sever, take the train to Sofia, take the train to Blagoevgrad, walk to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, take the bus to Serres, take the bus to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, take the bus to Kateríni, then take the taxi to (Olymp). Alternatively, you can take the train to Plovdiv, walk to Plovdiv, take the bus to Thessaloniki, KTEL, walk to Thessaloniki, take the train to Litochoro, then take the taxi to (Olymp).
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
Train from Varna to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Litochoro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Litochoro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Litochoro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Litochoro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 23510 46720
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kateríni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kateríni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- [email protected]
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Aristotelous Square to Olympus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- [email protected]
- Website
- axiostravel.com
Shuttle from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Leptokarya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://axiostravel.com/en/
- Adult
- €61
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Taxi Katerinis "Agios Christoforos"
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
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