There are 10 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
8h 56m$163–401Bus
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 23m$53–82Train, 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
2dDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varnacar
31h 34mTrain 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 16mFly 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 4m$297–510Fly Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane MAN - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
8h 37m$190–504Bus via London
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
41h 40mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
2d 23h$110–235Drive, 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 47m$555–882
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Varna is to bus which costs $50 - $85 and takes 28h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Varna is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 37m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Varna. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Varna via London Victoria and Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 40m.
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 23m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Manchester to Varna, including transfers.
Manchester to Varna bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Varna train services, operated by Virgin West Coast Trains, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 56m and costs $160 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $85 and takes 28h 23m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Varna, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Varna Central Bus Station via Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Universitate, Piata 21 Decembrie 1989, Piata Unirii 2, and Bucharest Horoscop Hotel in around 28h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Liverpool to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Liverpool to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
- 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
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Varna bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Varna is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 7:57 AM in Manchester and 9:57 AM in Varna.
Manchester to Varna train services, operated by Virgin West Coast Trains, arrive at London Euston station.
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