There are 8 ways to get from Varna to Kiel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car 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 Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VAR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 56m€131–457Bus, train
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Népliget Stationbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
35h 25m€245–368Train, night train
- Take the train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Ruse to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
37h 30m€305–664Drive 2,264.3 km
- Drive from Varna to Kielcar 2,264.3 km
22h 45m€334–483Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane VAR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 57m€243–538Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Hamburg Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus N74 / ...
39h 49m€172–236Bus
- Take the bus from Varna to Brăilabus
- Take the bus from Braila to Kiel central bus stationbus
2d 2h€155–232Drive, car train
- Drive from Varna to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
29h 46m€359–505
Varna Airport (VAR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Kiel is to bus via Bucharest which costs €170 - €240 and takes 39h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 56m and costs €130 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Piata Unirii 3, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Varna to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Varna and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Ruse, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 30m.
The distance between Varna and Kiel is 1873 km. The road distance is 2264.3 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Kiel without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 25m and costs €240 - €370.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Varna to Kiel, including transfers.
Varna to Kiel bus services, operated by PEGASUS GROUP Ltd., depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Kiel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Varna station.
Varna to Kiel bus services, operated by PEGASUS GROUP Ltd., arrive at Bucharest Horoscop Hotel station.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kiel central bus station via Bucharest Horoscop Hotel, Piata Unirii 3, Autogara Filaret, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 39h 49m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Varna Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Varna Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Varna Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €170–260
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Night train from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Hamburg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- Comati PSG
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Varna to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–53
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- €25–35
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Braila to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel is 1h behind Varna. It is currently 7:24 AM in Varna and 6:24 AM in Kiel.
Varna to Kiel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Ruse Razpredelitelna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Kiel is 2264 km. It takes approximately 22h 45m to drive from Varna to Kiel.
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