There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Varna by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
4h 59m$198–447Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain 79 / ...
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
23h 36m$67–109Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
36h 44m$511–834Drive 2,174.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Varnacar 2,174.4 km
22h 5m$359–518Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DUS - VAR
5h 30m$197–461Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DTM - VAR
6h 36mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CGN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
9h 12m$293–577Bus
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
28h 56m$185–195Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain
- 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
36h 52m$413–823Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984 / ...
37h 42m$173–302Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Varnacar
20h 51m$387–1,610
Cologne to Varna by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Varna is to train and bus which costs $65 - $110 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Varna is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs $190 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Varna. However, there are services departing from Köln Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Varna via Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Varna. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Varna via Nürnberg Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 52m.
The distance between Cologne and Varna is 1800 km. The road distance is 2174.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 36m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Cologne to Varna, including transfers.
Cologne to Varna bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Köln Hauptbahnhof station.
Cologne to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Varna is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs $190 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $200 and takes 28h 56m, you could also train, which costs $410 - $850 and takes 36h 52m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Varna, Bulgaria?
Eurowings, Airbus France, and Austrian Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Varna via Bucharest and Buchurest in around 28h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–340
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Varna bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 5:46 AM in Cologne and 6:46 AM in Varna.
Cologne to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Varna is 2174 km. It takes approximately 22h 5m to drive from Cologne to Varna.
There are 1990+ hotels available in Varna.





























































