There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Varna by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Santander Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Varna Airport (VAR)SDR - VAR
13h 37m$180–532Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Varna Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Varna Airport (VAR)BIO - VAR
10h 30m$160–450Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich HbTgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava-PetrzalkaRjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varna
41h 43m$365–901Drive 3,155.1 km
- Drive from Santander to Varna3,155.1 km
32h 2m$577–833Fly Santander Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SDR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
8h$311–619Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BIO - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
14h 37m$325–600Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
2d 3h$165–243Bus via Braşov
- Take the bus from Santander to Braşov
- Take the bus from Brașov to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Varna Central Bus Station
2d 10hDrive, car train
- Drive from Santander to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Varna
33h 21m$676–957
Santander Airport (SDR) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Varna is to bus which costs $160 - $250 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Varna is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h and costs $310 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Santander and Varna is 2554 km. The road distance is 3155.1 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Varna without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 43m and costs $360 - $900.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Santander to Varna, including transfers.
Santander to Varna bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Varna is to fly which takes 13h 37m and costs $180 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $250 and takes 2 days 3h.
Santander to Varna bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 12:44 PM in Santander and 1:44 PM in Varna.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Varna, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Varna Airport (VAR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Varna Central Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Santander Airport to Varna Airport via Bologna, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Santander Airport to Varna Airport via Valencia, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Santander Airport to Varna Airport via Barcelona, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Santander Airport to Varna Airport via Palma Mallorca, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Varna Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Varna Airport via Menorca, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Varna Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Varna Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- $160–230
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $130–200
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- 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
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Brașov to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
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