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There are 12 ways to get from Varna to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, shuttle, or car train

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  1. Fly Varna Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane VAR - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 16m
    €149–401

  2. Fly Varna Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane VAR - CGN
    7h 32m
    €115–439

  3. Bus via Shumen

    1. Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Shumen to Buchurestbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    29h 30m
    €159–167

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain train Ic
    2. Take the nighttrain from Ruse to Videlenighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    4. Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain night train En
    5. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    37h 33m
    €167–376

  5. Drive  2,174.6 km

    1. Drive from Varna to Colognecar car 2,174.6 km
    21h 51m
    €313–451

  6. Fly Varna Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane VAR - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    5h 58m
    €198–528

  7. Fly Varna Airport to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane VAR - DTM
    2. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 9m

  8. Shuttle to Burgas Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sunny Beachshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BOJ - CGN
    12h 8m
    €165–455

  9. Shuttle to Burgas Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sunny Beachshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BOJ - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 32m
    €184–497

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 984 / ...
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus 1924 / ...
    37h 35m
    €172–283

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Frankfurt Central Train Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain train 79 / ...
    39h 12m
    €158–310

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Varna to Salzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Colognecar car
    25h 22m
    €391–552

Varna to Cologne by bus and train

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration37h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€172Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,881.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 16m

What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Köln Hauptbahnhof via Shumen, Buchurest, and Bucharest in around 29h 30m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily.

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