There are 8 ways to get from Varna to Calafat by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus via Vidin
best- Take the train from Varna to Vratsatrain 2654
- Take the bus from Vratsa to Vidinbus
9h 9mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Varna to Vratsatrain 2654
- Take the train from Vratsa to Vidintrain 7624 / ...
10h 36m$21–39Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotelbus Pegasus 38 / ...
- Take the bus from București Rahova to Calafatbus
12h 10m$42–46Drive 487.8 km
- Drive from Varna to Calafatcar 487.8 km
6h 46m$78–113Fly from Varna Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
9h 35m$145–274Train, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Vratsatrain 2654
- Take the bus from Vratsa bus station to Calafatbus 1950
10h 57m$29–45Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Global Biomet
- Take the bus from Sofia to Calafatbus 1950
12h 35m$40–64Shuttle to Burgas Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOJ - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
11h 41m$158–348
Varna to Calafat by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Calafat is to train which costs $20 - $40 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Calafat is to drive which takes 6h 46m and costs $75 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Calafat. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Calafat via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
The distance between Varna and Calafat is 602 km. The road distance is 487.8 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Calafat without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 12h 10m and costs $42 - $47.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Varna to Calafat, including transfers.
Varna to Calafat bus services, operated by Global Biomet, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Varna to Calafat is to bus via Bucharest which takes 12h 10m and costs $42 - $47. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $20 - $40 and takes 10h 36m.
Varna to Calafat bus services, operated by Global Biomet, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Calafat is 488 km. It takes approximately 6h 46m to drive from Varna to Calafat.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Calafat, Romania?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Calafat via Bucharest Horoscop Hotel, Piata Unirii, Depoul Alexandria, and București Rahova in around 12h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Varna to Calafat via Vratsa and Vidin in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Burgas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–20
- 1st Class
- $19–24
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
Train from Vratsa to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–11
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Vratsa to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- office@dlsbus.ro
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from București Rahova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vratsa bus station to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $16–21
- 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
- $19–23
- 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
- $20–30
- 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 Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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