There are 7 ways to get from Varna to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, 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
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VAR - EDI
8h 58m£129–247Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
44h 46m£172–317Train, night train
- Take the train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain Ic
- 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£354–572Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Varna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
34h 9m£563–776Bus
- Take the bus from Varna to Buchurestbus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 16hBus, bus and ferry, train
- 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£153–315Drive, 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 10m£453–704
Varna Airport (VAR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £120 - £250 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs £120 - £250.
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 Shumen, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 46m.
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 1652 miles.
The best way to get from Varna to Edinburgh without a car is to bus via Shumen which takes 44h 46m and costs £170 - £320.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Varna to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Varna to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Varna station.
The best way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs £120 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus via Shumen, which costs £170 - £320 and takes 44h 46m.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Shumen, Buchurest, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 44h 46m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £2–4
- 1st Class
- £3–5
Night train from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £1–3
- 1st Class
- £2–3
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–75
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- 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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Shumen to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Varna to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Varna to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Varna to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Shumen Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Varna. It is currently 6:05 PM in Varna and 4:05 PM in Edinburgh.
Varna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Ruse Razpredelitelna station.
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