There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Varna by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAN - VAR
9h 6m$168–342Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Pegasus 113 / ...
28h 20m$61–74Train, night train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varnatrain
2d$496–1,315Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varnacar
31h 25mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LPL - VAR
11h 3m$174–486Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
10h 9m$303–547Train to Luton Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LTN - VAR
8h 36m$195–460Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LBA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
12h 4m$333–614Bus and ferry, bus via Brăila
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Brăilabusferry
- Take the bus from Brăila to Varnabus
2d 14h$87–237Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
2d 23h$105–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Varnacar
32h 32m$588–877
Manchester to Varna by train, foot, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Varna is to bus which costs $60 - $75 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Varna is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $190 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Varna. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Coach Station and arriving at Varna via Brăila. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Varna. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Varna via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Manchester and Varna is 2495 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 28h 20m and costs $60 - $75.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Manchester to Varna, including transfers.
Manchester to Varna bus services, operated by Transmarian, depart from Manchester, Coach Station.
Manchester to Varna train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Varna is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $160 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $75 and takes 28h 20m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Varna, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Lufthansa City, and six other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Varna Airport (VAR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Varna Central Bus Station via Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Universitate, Universitate, Piata Unirii, and Bucharest Horoscop Hotel in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Liverpool to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Liverpool to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Liverpool to Varna Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Liverpool to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
- +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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- 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
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercado-sud.ro
Bus from Brăila to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- +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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Manchester to Varna bus services, operated by Transmarian, arrive at Brăila station.
Varna is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:56 PM in Manchester and 10:56 PM in Varna.
Manchester to Varna train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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