There are 8 ways to get from Linz to Varna by train, plane, bus, night 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.
Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
5h 37m$179–414Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
30h 3m$100–160Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 1291 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
21h 10m$104–186Train, night train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
27h 27m$279–502Drive 1,478 km
- Drive from Linz to Varnacar 1,478 km
15h 53m$278–402Fly Linz Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LNZ - VAR
11h 7m$265–745Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane VIE - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 15m$217–528Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 28 / ...
27h 5m$118–231
Linz to Varna by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Varna is to bus via Bratislava which costs $100 - $190 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Varna is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $170 - $420.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 30h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Varna. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Varna via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 27m.
The distance between Linz and Varna is 1241 km. The road distance is 1478 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Varna without a car is to bus via Bratislava which takes 21h 10m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Linz to Varna, including transfers.
Linz to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Varna train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Varna is to bus via Bratislava which takes 21h 10m and costs $100 - $190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $260 - $750 and takes 11h 7m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Varna via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 21h 10m. Alternatively, DAT Danish Air Transport, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Linz Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- $30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–55
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- *
- $30–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $90–105
- Couchette Carriage
- $55–70
- Seating Carriage
- $23–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- 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
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Linz. It is currently 3:36 PM in Linz and 4:36 PM in Varna.
Linz to Varna train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Varna is 1478 km. It takes approximately 15h 53m to drive from Linz to Varna.
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