There are 8 ways to get from Varna to Skiathos by bus, car ferry, train, car, ferry, 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.
Bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
17h 4m€120–239Bus, Hydrofoil
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathosferry
20h 10m€82–109Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
17h 55m€94–211Train, bus, car ferry via Blagoevgrad
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
18h 32m€102–206Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Varna to Mantoudicar
- Take the carferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
15h 22m€233–349Train, bus, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Varna to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, KTELbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
18h 29m€100–228Fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane VAR - JSI
16h 37m€208–678Fly to Athens International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπερ/ΚΩΝ Λιοσιωνbus
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the carferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
11h 55m€179–385
Varna Airport (VAR) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Skiathos is to bus and Hydrofoil which costs €80 - €110 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Skiathos is to fly and bus and car ferry which takes 11h 55m and costs €170 - €390.
The distance between Varna and Skiathos is 925 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Skiathos without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 17h 4m and costs €120 - €240.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Varna to Skiathos, including transfers.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Skiathos, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Varna Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
Train from Varna to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Plovdiv to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €58
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Varna to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπερ/ΚΩΝ Λιοσιων
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 2221 0 20400
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 4121654
- [email protected]
- Website
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
Ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
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