There are 9 ways to get from Ohrid to Varna by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
16h 45m$40–85Bus via Stara Zagora
cheapest- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Varnabus
19h 55m$32–80Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain
18h 35m$37–90Drive 828.6 km
- Drive from Ohrid to Varnacar 828.6 km
10h 48m$131–189Bus, bus to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
12h 24m$148–304Bus, train via Sofia
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain
18h$38–91Bus, train via Kyustendil
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain 640 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain
21h 50m$69–118Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane TIA - VAR
11h 26m$200–386Bus to Skopje International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SKP - VAR
18h 39m$235–482
Ohrid to Varna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ohrid to Varna is to bus via Stara Zagora which costs $30 - $80 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ohrid to Varna is to drive which takes 10h 48m and costs $130 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Ohrid to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Ohrid and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Ohrid and Varna is 841 km. The road distance is 828.6 km.
The best way to get from Ohrid to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 16h 45m and costs $40 - $85.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Ohrid to Varna, including transfers.
Ohrid to Varna bus services, operated by AD Galeb Ohrid, depart from Ohrid station.
Ohrid to Varna bus services, operated by AD Galeb Ohrid, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Ohrid. It is currently 2:06 PM in Ohrid and 3:06 PM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between Ohrid to Varna is 829 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Ohrid to Varna.
What companies run services between Ohrid, North Macedonia and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ohrid to Varna Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Sofia, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- 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
- $21–28
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–22
- 1st Class
- $21–28
Train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- 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
- 6h 30m
- 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
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Bus from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–17
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- globuses@abv.bg
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- https://burgasbus.info/eng/?cat=1
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
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