There are 9 ways to get from Patras to Varna by bus, train, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
10h 27m$199–406Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3695
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Global Biomet
19h 1m$50–72Bus, train via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain
21h 29m$80–113Drive 1,144.9 km
- Drive from Patras to Varnacar 1,144.9 km
12h 56m$241–347Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
13h 14m$314–561Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
14h 49m$345–589Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3695
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain 2613 / ...
20h 50m$50–78Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Varnatrain
21h 2m$87–116Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Náfpaktos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo to Varnabus
24h 10m$85–150
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Varna is to bus which costs $50 - $75 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Varna is to bus and train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs $190 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Pátra and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
The distance between Patras and Varna is 943 km. The road distance is 1144.9 km.
The best way to get from Patras to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 19h 1m and costs $50 - $75.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Patras to Varna, including transfers.
Patras to Varna bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Pátra station.
Patras to Varna bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Patras to Varna is 1145 km. It takes approximately 12h 56m to drive from Patras to Varna.
There are 1835+ hotels available in Varna.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Pátra to Varna Central Bus Station via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 19h 1m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $21–28
Train from Plovdiv to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $16–20
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Pátra to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- info@ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Náfpaktos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Haskovo to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://burgasbus.info/eng/?cat=1
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