There are 10 ways to get from Varna to Igoumenitsa by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Varna to PlovdivRe
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
19h 55m€70–107Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
20h 5m€60–87Train, bus via Blagoevgrad
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia SeverRe
- Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
20h 38m€63–103Drive 1,008.6 km
- Drive from Varna to Igoumenitsa1,008.6 km
11h 26m€183–264Fly Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)VAR - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
14h 50m€195–455Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus StationCitylines 37
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
20h 55m€81–115Fly Varna Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)VAR - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
14h 27m€173–459Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Ioannina National Airport
- Take the bus from Varna to Silivri
- Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)IST - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
17h 40m€140–381Fly Varna Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
14h 3m€174–305Fly Varna Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)VAR - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sarandë
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Igoumenitsa
15h 17m
Varna to Igoumenitsa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Igoumenitsa is to bus via Sofia which costs €60 - €90 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Igoumenitsa is to drive which takes 11h 26m and costs €180 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Igoumenitsa. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Igoumenitsa via Sofia Central Bus Station, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 5m.
The distance between Varna and Igoumenitsa is 1146 km. The road distance is 1008.6 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Igoumenitsa without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 55m and costs €70 - €110.
It takes approximately 19h 55m to get from Varna to Igoumenitsa, including transfers.
Varna to Igoumenitsa bus services, operated by Global Biomet, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Igoumenitsa bus services, operated by Global Biomet, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Igoumenitsa is 1009 km. It takes approximately 11h 26m to drive from Varna to Igoumenitsa.
There are 581+ hotels available in Igoumenitsa.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Igoumenitsa, Greece?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Igoumenitsa via Sofia Central Bus Station, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Ioannina in around 20h 5m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Varna Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Varna Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Sofia Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Varna Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Varna Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Istanbul to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Istanbul to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Varna Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Varna Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- 1st Class
- €14–17
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €18–24
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
- €14–18
- 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
- €16–20
- 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
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Varna to Silivri
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–43
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €12–15
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/trans-dea
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarandë to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
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