There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, shuttle, 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 Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VAR - EDI
9h 18m£130–267Fly Varna Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane VAR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 46m£126–342Bus 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 53m£172–323Train, night train
- Take the train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Ruse to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain 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 1h£349–573Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Varna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
34h 7m£560–772Shuttle to Burgas Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOJ - EDI
9h 9m£162–344Bus
- 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£154–315Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Varna to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
35h 8m£450–704
Varna Airport (VAR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £130 - £270 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 9m and costs £160 - £350.
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 53m.
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 1h.
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 53m and costs £170 - £330.
It takes approximately 9h 18m 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 9h 18m and costs £130 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus via Shumen, which costs £170 - £330 and takes 44h 53m.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 6 times a week. 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 53m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Varna Airport to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Burgas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Varna Airport to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Varna to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £1–3
- 1st Class
- £2–3
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–76
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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
- £13–18
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Varna to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Varna to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- 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
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- 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
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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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 8:19 AM in Varna and 6:19 AM in Edinburgh.
Varna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Ruse Razpredelitelna station.
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