There are 8 ways to get from London to Balchik by plane, bus, train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LHR - VAR
8h 36m$360–572Bus and ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Stationbus 984
2d 19h$107–328Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Stationbus 984
37h 26m$190–210Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Stationbus 984
43h 52m$673–1,121Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Balchikcar
28h 33m$678–988Train to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LTN - VAR
7h 18m$194–423Train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LTN - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h 59m$256–747Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Balchikcar
29h 40m$556–937
London to Balchik by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Balchik is to bus which costs $190 - $210 and takes 37h 26m.
The fastest way to get from London to Balchik is to train and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $190 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Balchik station. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Balchik Bus Station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 26m.
The distance between London and Balchik is 2370 km.
The best way to get from London to Balchik without a car is to bus which takes 37h 26m and costs $190 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from London to Balchik, including transfers.
London to Balchik bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from London to Balchik is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $360 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $210 and takes 37h 26m.
London to Balchik bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Balchik is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 11:14 AM in London and 1:14 PM in Balchik.
What companies run services between London, England and Balchik, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Balchik Bus Station via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Valea Cascadelor, and București, Autogara Militari in around 37h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $85–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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