There are 7 ways to get from Varna to Lesbos by bus, ferry, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kirklareli to Burhaniyebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
16h 57m€114–140Bus, ferry via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogar to Ayvalikbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
20h 53m€74–131Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Varna to Port of Ayvalikcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilenecarferry
10h 40m€118–161Fly Varna Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane VAR - MJT
12h 16m€142–383Bus, ferry via Istanbul #2
- Take the bus from Varna to Sunny Beachbus
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogar to Ayvalikbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
21h 34mFly Varna Airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport, ferry
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO)plane VAR - EDO
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
11h 55m€365–902Shuttle, bus to Istanbul, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Burgas
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane IST - MJT
15h 34m€236–464
Varna Airport (VAR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Lesbos is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which costs €70 - €140 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Lesbos is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 40m and costs €110 - €170.
The distance between Varna and Lesbos is 765 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Lesbos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 16h 57m and costs €110 - €140.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Varna to Lesbos, including transfers.
There are 606+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Lesbos, Greece?
Wizz Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Varna Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Istanbul to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Varna Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Varna Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens, Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Istanbul to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Istanbul to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kirklareli to Burhaniye
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sunny Beach to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–42
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €22–35
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €22–35
- Phone
- +359 056 846081
- [email protected]
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 886 618 849
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- autogaravn.com
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0545 783 50 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
- Phone
- +90 266 331 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- ugurjalelines.com
Car ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
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