There are 8 ways to get from Sandanski to Varna by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Sandanski to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
5h 29m$137–251Train
cheapest- Take the train from Strumyani to Sofiatrain 5612 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain 2613 / ...
12h 58m$21–36Bus
- Take the bus from Sandanski to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Pomoriebus
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Varnabus
11h 10m$54–89Bus, train via Sofia
- Take the bus from Sandanski to Sofiabus N980
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain 2613 / ...
11h 16m$27–48Drive 596 km
- Drive from Sandanski to Varnacar 596 km
7h 7m$94–136Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the bus from Sandanski to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SKG - VAR
11h 19m$173–410Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sandanski to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain 8651
11h 50m$23–35Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Sandanski to Samokovbus
- Take the bus from Samokov to Plovdivbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Varna
13h 1m$99–395
Sandanski to Varna by bus, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandanski to Varna is to train which costs $20 - $40 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sandanski to Varna is to bus and fly which takes 5h 29m and costs $130 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Sandanski to Varna. However, there are services departing from Sandanski and arriving at Varna via Sofia and Pomorie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
The distance between Sandanski and Varna is 549 km. The road distance is 596 km.
The best way to get from Sandanski to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 11h 10m and costs $50 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Sandanski to Varna, including transfers.
Sandanski to Varna bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, depart from Sandanski station.
The best way to get from Sandanski to Varna is to bus which takes 11h 10m and costs $50 - $90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $20 - $40 and takes 12h 58m.
Sandanski to Varna bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandanski to Varna is 596 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Sandanski to Varna.
What companies run services between Sandanski, Bulgaria and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sandanski to Varna via Sofia and Pomorie in around 11h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sandanski to Varna via Strumyani, Strumyani, Sofia, Централна Гара, Гара София Север, and Sofia Sever in around 12h 58m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–950
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $21–27
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 Strumyani to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sandanski to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sandanski to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sandanski to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Pomorie
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Pomorie to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 52 757 044
- info@autogaravn.com
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Pomorie to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Pomorie to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Sandanski to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Samokov to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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