There are 10 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)LHR - VAR
8h 26m$224–506Bus and ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station984
2d 18h$108–251Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station984
37h 25m$192–207Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Arad347
- Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Varna
40h 21m$471–1,104Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Balchik
28h 34mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)LTN - VAR
7h 17m$172–355Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Balchik
10h 1m$374–726Train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Balchik
10h 27m$347–655Train to Luton Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)LTN - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h 56m$264–568Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Balchik
29h 42m$526–787
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Balchik is to bus which costs $190 - $210 and takes 37h 25m.
The fastest way to get from London to Balchik is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $170 - $360.
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 25m and costs $190 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from London to Balchik, including transfers.
The best way to get from London to Balchik is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $220 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $210 and takes 37h 25m.
Balchik is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 4:00 AM in London and 6:00 AM in Balchik.
There are 652+ hotels available in Balchik.
What companies run services between London, England and Balchik, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa City, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Varna Airport (VAR) 4 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 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–340
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $110–140
Train from Wien Meidling to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balchik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- 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 Balchik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–370
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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