There are 15 ways to get from Scotland to Varna by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Aberdeen Airport to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ABZ - VAR
10h 21m$186–599Fly Glasgow Airport to Varna Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane GLA - VAR
11h 32m$145–436Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
42h 16m$472–974Train, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
2d 1h$598–1,164Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varnacar
34h 10m$767–1,074Fly Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane EDI - VAR
8h 44m$168–433Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane INV - VAR
11h 31m$197–649Fly Glasgow Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane GLA - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h$188–460Fly Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul (IST)plane EDI - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna
16h 31m$260–580Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LBA - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
15h 31m$230–612Fly Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane EDI - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna
16h 47m$310–1,331Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
46h 5m$249–339Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
2d 11hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
3d 3h$174–395Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Varnacar
35h 17m$644–1,022
Scotland to Varna by train, foot, tram, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Varna is to fly and shuttle which costs $180 - $460 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Varna is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $160 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Varna. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Varna via London Victoria and Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Varna. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Varna via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Scotland and Varna is 2627 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Prague which takes 42h 16m and costs $470 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Scotland to Varna, including transfers.
Scotland to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Varna train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Varna is to fly which takes 10h 21m and costs $180 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $340 and takes 46h 5m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Varna, Bulgaria?
easyJet, Wizz Air, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Varna via London Victoria, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 46h 5m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Varna Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Varna Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–430
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Burgas to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Burgas to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Pegasus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Scotland to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Varna is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 8:06 AM in Scotland and 10:06 AM in Varna.
Scotland to Varna train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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