There are 9 ways to get from Zadar to Varna by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Zadar Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ZAD - VAR
8h 17m$143–386Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
27h 10m$62–204Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
25h 55m$136–227Drive 1,399.1 km
- Drive from Zadar to Varnacar 1,399.1 km
15h 57m$228–330Bus to Split Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SPU - VAR
9h 37m$167–344Fly Zadar Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane ZAD - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h 40m$166–350Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ZAG - VAR
10h 19m$184–411Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Varnatrain Ic
25h 57m$118–226Bus, train via Pristina
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain Ic
36h 48m$114–126
Zadar to Varna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Varna is to bus and train via Pristina which costs $110 - $130 and takes 36h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $140 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar to Varna. However, there are services departing from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Varna via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 55m.
The distance between Zadar and Varna is 1030 km. The road distance is 1399.1 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Varna without a car is to bus via Bratislava which takes 25h 55m and costs $130 - $230.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Zadar to Varna, including transfers.
Zadar to Varna bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $140 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via Bratislava, which costs $130 - $230 and takes 25h 55m.
Zadar to Varna bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 7:03 AM in Zadar and 8:03 AM in Varna.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Varna, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Air Serbia, and two other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Varna Airport (VAR) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Varna via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 25h 55m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Zadar Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Zadar Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Flights from Zadar Airport to Burgas Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Flights from Zadar Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Varna Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Zadar Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–11
- 1st Class
- $8–12
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- [email protected]
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- velebit.traveling.com
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- velebit.traveling.com
- Phone
- +385 (23) 315 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- [email protected]
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- [email protected]
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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