There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Edinburgh by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OTP - EDI
10h 11m£243–422Bus, bus and ferry, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna to Buchurestbus
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3d 6h£100–245Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station Express Loungebus 172
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
37h 10mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
- Take the night train from Ruse to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d£288–764Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Varna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
34h 10mFly Varna Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane VAR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 32m£135–402Fly Varna Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane VAR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 41m£122–373Bus via London
- Take the bus from Varna to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
47h 17m£159–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Varna to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
35h 11m£474–697
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to bus via London which costs £150 - £220 and takes 47h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to fly and train which takes 9h 41m and costs £120 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Piata Unirii 2, Bucharest Obor, Manchester Central Coach Station and Bus Station Stand 11. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Varna to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Varna and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Ruse, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Varna and Edinburgh is 1696 miles.
The best way to get from Varna to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 37h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Varna to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Varna to Edinburgh bus services, operated by PEGASUS GROUP Ltd., depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Varna station.
Varna to Edinburgh bus services, operated by PEGASUS GROUP Ltd., arrive at Bucharest Horoscop Hotel station.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bucharest Horoscop Hotel, Piata Unirii 2, Bd. Garii Obor, Bucharest Obor, Manchester Central Coach Station, and Bus Station Stand 11 in around 37h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from Varna Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Varna Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Newcastle via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £5–8
- 1st Class
- £7–9
Night train from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £3–5
- 1st Class
- £4–6
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- 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
- £170–250
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- £21–25
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station Express Lounge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Varna to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh is 2h behind Varna. It is currently 6:20 AM in Varna and 4:20 AM in Edinburgh.
Varna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Ruse Razpredelitelna station.
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