There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Basel by plane, bus, car, car train, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Varna Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Basel (BSL)VAR - BSL
7h 12mCHF 126–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus StationGlobal Biomet
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-StrasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
33hCHF 73–113Drive, car train
- Drive from Varna to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
20h 48mCHF 356–507Fly Varna Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VAR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 26mCHF 186–351Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
10h 14mCHF 288–507Shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)BBU - BSL
9h 39mCHF 241–413Bus, train
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus StationCitylines 57 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
38h 39mCHF 143–248Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militari984
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Zurich Bus Station
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
38h 50mCHF 96–222Drive 2,044.5 km
- Drive from Varna to Basel2,044.5 km
21h 53mCHF 325–470
Varna to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 33h.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 26m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h.
The distance between Varna and Basel is 1667 km. The road distance is 2044.5 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 33h and costs SFr 70 - SFr 120.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Varna to Basel, including transfers.
Varna to Basel bus services, operated by Global Biomet, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Varna to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 33h.
Varna to Basel bus services, operated by Global Biomet, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Basel is 1h behind Varna. It is currently 7:08 AM in Varna and 6:08 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Basel, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air, and Bulgaria Air fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse via Sofia Central Bus Station and Sofia Serdica Bus Stop in around 33h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Varna Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Basel via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–250
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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