There are 9 ways to get from Lyon 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LYS - VAR
8h 8m$157–462Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militaribus 1921
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984 / ...
42h 5m$91–169Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
33h 31m$294–614Drive 2,256.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Varnacar 2,256.4 km
22h 25m$405–584Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane GVA - VAR
9h 18m$238–549Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
9h 45m$312–557Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Global Biomet
35h 26m$99–142Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain 8651
37h 50m$99–147Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Varnacar
24h 18m$509–716
Lyon to Varna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Varna is to bus which costs $90 - $170 and takes 42h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $150 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Lyon Gare Perrache and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 26m.
The distance between Lyon and Varna is 1850 km. The road distance is 2256.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 31m and costs $290 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Lyon to Varna, including transfers.
Lyon to Varna bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Lyon Gare Perrache station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $150 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs $95 - $150 and takes 35h 26m.
Lyon to Varna bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:54 PM in Lyon and 8:54 PM in Varna.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Varna, Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Varna Airport (VAR) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Varna Central Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 35h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $130–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- 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
- $240–330
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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