There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Santorini Island by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, helicopter, shuttle, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Varna Airport to Santorini
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Santorini (JTR)plane VAR - JTR
6h 12m€103–318Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Varna to Pleventrain Ic
- Take the bus from Pleven Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
27h 59m€180–327Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Varna to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
19h 56m€313–509Fly Varna Airport to Paros National Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane VAR - PAS
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
10h 29m€179–537Fly Varna Airport to Athens International Airport, helicopter
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter
7h 27m€693–1,188Shuttle, bus to Istanbul, fly to Santorini
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Burgas
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Santorini (JTR)plane IST - JTR
12h 29m€212–409Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Varna to Stara Zagoratrain Ic
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
30h 20m€119–216Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
32h 19m€175–329Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Varna to Çorlu bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Çorlu to Dikilibus
- Take the ferry from Dikili to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
35h 39m€164–388
Varna to Santorini Island by bus, ferry, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Santorini Island is to train and bus and ferry which costs €110 - €220 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Santorini Island is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €100 - €320.
The distance between Varna and Santorini Island is 796 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 27h 59m and costs €180 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Varna to Santorini Island, including transfers.
There are 2677+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Santorini Island, Greece?
Wizz Air, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Varna Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Sofia, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Belgrade, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–210
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Sofia, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Varna Airport to Paros National Airport via Belgrade, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Santorini via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Train from Varna to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Pleven Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Pleven Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.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
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Varna to Çorlu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Varna to Çorlu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–39
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–25
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
Car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Mytilene to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- [email protected]
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Dikili to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–35
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- €4–6
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Dikili to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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