There are 9 ways to get from Santorini Island to Varna by plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)JTR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
6h 20m$329–556Fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Istanbul (IST)JTR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogar
- Take the bus from Silivri to Varna
11h 40m$112–370Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Varna
27h 10m$180–214Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Thira Santorini Port to SyrosHsw
- Take the ferry from Syros to MytileneBsf
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Take the bus from Dikili to Çorlu
- Take the bus from Corlu to Varna
37h 37m$184–347Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Varna
19h 22m$347–458Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Varna Airport (VAR)JTR - VAR
5h 22m$184–500Car ferry, bus, train via Stara Zagora
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Varna
28h 11m$183–215Car ferry, bus, train via Sofia
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varna
30h 33m$194–269Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Central Bus Station
31h 58m$234–291
Santorini Island to Varna by car ferry, foot, subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini Island to Varna is to car ferry and bus and train which costs $180 - $220 and takes 27h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini Island to Varna is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $180 - $500.
The distance between Santorini Island and Varna is 1197 km.
The best way to get from Santorini Island to Varna without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 27h 10m and costs $180 - $220.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Santorini Island to Varna, including transfers.
There are 1863+ hotels available in Varna.
What companies run services between Santorini Island, Greece and Varna, Bulgaria?
Sky Express, Bulgaria Air, and Aegean Airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to Varna Airport (VAR) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Santorini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Santorini to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Santorini to Varna Airport via Athens, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santorini to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
Train from Stara Zagora to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
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
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $21–28
- 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 Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Dikili to Çorlu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Corlu to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–46
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $13–17
Bus from Silivri to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $14–17
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $105–106
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–71
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $108–111
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- $40–60
Ferry from Syros to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- $50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- $85–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $100–130
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- egeadalari.ido.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $61–62
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
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