There are 7 ways to get from Varna to Kavála by train, car, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Varna to Dimitrovgradtrain Ic
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Podkovatrain Ic / ...
- Drive from Podkova to Kaválacar
10h 3m€32–50Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 3532 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
14h 10m€60–98Drive 538.1 km
- Drive from Varna to Kaválacar 538.1 km
6h 44m€104–150Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dramabus
9h 47m€166–281Train, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
14h 50m€37–60Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Kesan to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
15h 35m€56–79Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VAR - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
14h 5m€202–359
Varna to Kavála by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Kavála is to train and drive which costs €30 - €50 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Kavála is to drive which takes 6h 44m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Kavála station. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Kavala Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Varna and Kavála is 591 km. The road distance is 538.1 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Kavála without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 14h 10m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Varna to Kavála, including transfers.
Varna to Kavála bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Kavála bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Kavála is 538 km. It takes approximately 6h 44m to drive from Varna to Kavála.
Book your Varna to Kavála bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Kavála, Greece?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Podkova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
Train from Varna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Kesan to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €19–28
- Phone
- +30 2510.222294
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
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