There are 8 ways to get from Venice to Varna by plane, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VCE - VAR
6h 58m$172–381Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain Ic
26h 52m$135–150Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
25h 39m$137–164Train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varnatrain Ic
34h 12m$369–572Drive 1,574 km
- Drive from Venice to Varnacar 1,574 km
15h 57m$285–412Fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane VCE - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
10h 41m$169–415Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Pegasus 113 / ...
29h 17m$158–216Bus #2
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984
32h 56m$178–299
Venice to Varna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Varna is to train and bus which costs $130 - $150 and takes 26h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Varna is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $170 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Venezia and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Padova and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Varna. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Varna via Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 12m.
The distance between Venice and Varna is 1278 km. The road distance is 1574 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Varna without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 25h 39m and costs $130 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Venice to Varna, including transfers.
Venice to Varna bus services, operated by ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano, depart from Venezia station.
Venice to Varna train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Varna is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $170 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs $130 - $170 and takes 25h 39m, you could also train, which costs $360 - $600 and takes 34h 12m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Varna, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venezia to Varna Central Bus Station via Stazione Padova, Padova, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 25h 39m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Burgas Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $8–11
- 1st Class
- $8–12
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Bus from Venezia to Stazione Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Pegasus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Venice to Varna bus services, operated by ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano, arrive at Stazione Padova station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 12:22 AM in Venice and 1:22 AM in Varna.
Venice to Varna train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Varna is 1574 km. It takes approximately 15h 57m to drive from Venice to Varna.
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