There are 11 ways to get from Ulm to Varna by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or shuttle
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane STR - VAR
6h 3m$230–435Bus via Bucharest
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to București, Autogara Militaribus 1929
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984 / ...
33h 30m$88–249Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 901 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
24h 45m$149–368Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varnatrain
32h 38m$310–547Drive, car train
- Drive from Ulm to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Varnacar
18h 15m$403–563Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FMM - VAR
5h 53m$173–453Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane NUE - VAR
7h 19m$204–537Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MUC - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
10h 37m$350–660Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane FMM - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
11h$293–593Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
32h 55m$130–180Drive 1,830 km
- Drive from Ulm to Varnacar 1,830 km
19h 2m$302–436
Ulm to Varna by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Varna is to bus via Bucharest which costs $85 - $250 and takes 33h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Varna is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $170 - $460.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station station and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 32h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Varna. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Varna via Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Ruse Razpredelitelna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 38m.
The distance between Ulm and Varna is 1643 km. The road distance is 1830 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 45m and costs $140 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Ulm to Varna, including transfers.
Ulm to Varna bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station.
Ulm to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Varna is to train which takes 32h 38m and costs $310 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $180 and takes 32h 55m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Varna via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord, and Ruse Razpredelitelna in around 32h 38m. Alternatively, Citylines operates a bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $130–180 and the journey takes 32h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Varna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- 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
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- 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
- +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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Ulm to Varna bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Ulm. It is currently 5:41 AM in Ulm and 6:41 AM in Varna.
Ulm to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Varna is 1830 km. It takes approximately 19h 2m to drive from Ulm to Varna.
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