There are 10 ways to get from Koper to Varna by shuttle, plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Varna Airport (VAR)LJU - VAR
9h 30m$284–621Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna984
30h 40m$75–192Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus StationGlobal Biomet
22h 35m$122–131Train, bus
- Take the train from Koper to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varna
35h 35m$262–409Drive 1,457.5 km
- Drive from Koper to Varna1,457.5 km
14h 15m$230–332Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Varna Airport (VAR)VCE - VAR
10h 29m$258–788Shuttle, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)VIE - VAR
9h 11m$330–1,136Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TSF - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
12h 6m$303–803Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varna2613 / ...
24h 24m$123–137Train
- Take the train from Koper to MariborRe
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbf152 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien MeidlingRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
36h 14m$298–537
Koper to Varna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Varna is to bus which costs $75 - $200 and takes 30h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Varna is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 11m and costs $330 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Trieste and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Varna. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Varna via Maribor, Graz Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 14m.
The distance between Koper and Varna is 1243 km. The road distance is 1457.5 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Varna without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 22h 35m and costs $120 - $135.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Koper to Varna, including transfers.
Koper to Varna bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Trieste station.
Koper to Varna train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Koper station.
The best way to get from Koper to Varna is to bus via Sofia which takes 22h 35m and costs $120 - $135. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $290 - $550 and takes 36h 14m.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Varna Central Bus Station via Trieste, Autostazione, Trieste, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 22h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koper to Varna via Maribor, Graz Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord, and Ruse Razpredelitelna in around 36h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Treviso Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–150
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Treviso Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Koper to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $45–70
- Regional Train Ticket
- $60–70
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $90–110
Train from Koper to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $22–35
- Regional Train Ticket
- $29–33
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $40–50
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $4–7
- Regional Train Ticket
- $5–7
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $8–10
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $15–22
- Regional Train Ticket
- $20–23
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $30–35
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $21–28
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
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $40–60
- First Class
- $75–100
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $100–130
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $30–45
- Private
- $170–310
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $45–60
- Private
- $320–650
Shuttle from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $30–45
- Private
- $170–310
- 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
- $240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +386 041 666 213
- samu.turizem@gmail.com
- Website
- samu-turs.com
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- samu-turs.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Koper to Varna bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Koper. It is currently 3:46 AM in Koper and 4:46 AM in Varna.
Koper to Varna train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Maribor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Varna is 1457 km. It takes approximately 14h 15m to drive from Koper to Varna.
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